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27 July 1940 (1)
Pp 274/1/511-514 · Document · 1940.07.27
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R.M.F. Charron on J. Avenol's indignation further to Geneva rumours that he (J. Avenol) was preparing to sell the League of Nations; J. Avenol's resignation: S. Lester in charge in the interim; plans for a "Trustee Committee" for the League of Nations finances: J. Avenol claimed the Chairmanship; C.J. Hambro, Norway, President of the Assembly and of the Supervisory Committee, and "first Deputy Secretary-General" was against J. Avenol's resignation as it would mean the destruction of the League of Nations; S. Lester's opinion on C.J. Hambro; J.G. Winant, Director of the ILO, C.J. Hambro and E.J. (Ned) Phelan (Ireland), ILO official, on League of Nations staff moves to the United States; J. Avenol to Vejarano (Spanish): world divided into four: Europe (under German control), Russia, Japan and America.

30 July 1940
Pp 274/1/514-515 · Document · 1940.07.30
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Newspaper cutting from the Swedish newspaper "Daily Mail" on J. Avenol's resignation and the League of Nations budget.

27 July 1940 (2)
Pp 274/1/515-516 · Document · 1940.07.27
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Letter of the British H. McKinnon Wood from the USA to S. Lester on J. Avenol's resignation and A. Loveday (United Kingdom), League of Nations Economic and Financial Section, announcing transfer to the USA.

31 July 1940 (2)
Pp 274/1/516-517 · Document · 1940.07.31
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J. Avenol on his resignation: he intended to cut all his connections with the League of Nations on the 31 of August and to leave responsibilities to his next in command and not to S. Jacklin (South Africa), Office of the League of Nations Secretary General, Treasury, as he first thought; Supervisory Committee to look after the League of Nations finances: J. Avenol had no intention of participating in this Committee, Supervisory Committee meeting should take place in Princeton (USA) with C.J. Hambro (Norway), Holma (Finnish Minister), Boisanger, Henri Victor Marie Carton de Wiart (Belgium).

2 August 1940 (1)
Pp 274/1/517-519 · Document · 1940.08.02
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A. Costa du Rels, representative of Bolivia, as well as of several other Latin-American governments, President of the Council, and at that time Ambassador in Spain, on the French position: owing to the military situation, France (Vichy Government) did not want to play any big role in political matters, therefore J. Avenol should go with pressure of France if he would refuse; proposal for S. Lester to take over: S. Lester agreed if J. Avenol's political intrigues were stopped.

26 July 1940
Pp 274/1/519-522 · Document · 1940.07.26
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Craig McGeachy's letter to his new Chief S. Lester (Portuguese newspapers already announced J. Avenol's resignation) on Princeton plan, on Da Matta's interest in the League of Nations and assistance to members of the League of Nations Section in Portugal, (Da Matta was Governor of the Bank of Portugal, Salazar's best friend and counsellor, Rector of the university in Cintra and the one who launched a scheme for building a "cité universitaire" in Lisbon), and on his personal situation (C. McGenchy wanted to go to London).

5 August 1940 (1)
Pp 274/1/522-523 · Document · 1940.08.05
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Control of the League of Nations funds, which were to a vast percentage in America and England: J. Avenol's orders to bring these funds to Switzerland, S. Jacklin's refusal (South Africa) Office of the League of Nations Secretary General, Treasury.

6 August 1940 (3)
Pp 274/1/526 · Document · 1940.08.06
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A. Loveday (United Kingdom), League of Nations Economic and Financial Section and some of his collaborators left for Princeton University, R.M.F. Charron (France), W.M. Hill (Ireland), and some others remained in the Financial Section; J. Avenol's attempts to get some League of Nations people to resign, such as Valentin Joseph Stencek (Czechoslovakia), Economic and Financial Section, Internal Administration, Eugène Henri René Vigier (France), Political Section, Yves Biraud (France), Hygiene Section.

7 August 1940 (1)
Pp 274/1/527-529 · Document · 1940.08.07
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T. Aghnides' letter to S. Lester on J. Avenol's work of destruction of the poor League of Nations; T. Aghnides requested acceptance of his resignation because nothing was left of the League of Nations' activities; press report: 40 League of Nations' officials victims of a bus accident (no loss of life) close to Grenoble (France): they were going to the USA, further to the Princeton University invitation; ILO staff also left to USA on request of the Director of the ILO, J.G. Winant, at that time in the USA.

7 August 1940 (2)
Pp 274/1/530-532 · Document · 1940.08.07
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S. Lester informed by Carlos Garcia Palacios (Chile), League of Nations Information Section, that the autocar in which the A. Loveday party had left for Lisbon had had an accident, not too serious (three persons gravely injured, including one of A. Loveday's sons) but people were able to go on their trip on the following day; the remains of the ILO staff, about 30 officials including E.J. (Ned) Phelan (Ireland), left for America at J.G. Winant's request, Director of the ILO; S. Jacklin on the League of Nations budgetary difficulties: most of the Member States could or would pay nothing, on the difficulty for the Supervisory Committee to meet: C.J. Hambro (Norway) wanted the meeting in America or Lisbon, J. Avenol refused to move from Geneva and said the meeting could not be held without him.