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Evasive answer from A. Greiser, Vice-President of the Danzig Senate, to S. Lester: A. Greiser, who was temporarily replacing president H. Rauschning, denied any quarrel existed between the Party and the Senate, he recalled the members of the Senate had taken an oath of loyalty to the Constitution, they will not break, and denied he or the Senate contemplated putting into force the policy outlined in A. Forster's demands, since he even denied any demand from A. Forster on the Senate.

S. Lester's note of 18 June 1935 entitled "Dr. Schacht's speech in Danzig on Friday 14th June", Schacht was President of the Reichs Bank, on absurdity of the separation of Danzig from the Reich, Germany's help to Danzig, difference of economic interests between Danzig and Poland; S. Lester's note of 17 June 1935 regarding talks between S. Lester, A. Greiser, and Boettcher on Schacht's speech, employment in Germany on the basis of the voluntary transfer of Danzig officials, Polish protest against the foreign exchanges decree, "Volkstimme" ban, A. Forster's power reduced and his possible removal, the dismissal from State or municipal employment of workers on the grounds of their political opinions (question for Geneva), S. Lester and the "Einwohnerwehr": new decree issued for the re-organization of this body of special police (S. Lester was against militarisation), the compulsory labour corps, A. Forster's speech on the National Socialist programme regarding the spreading of the spirit of A. Hitler, and the destruction of Parties in discord with Germany.

S. Lester's object: to convince A. Greiser and K. Papée that a rapprochement was in the interests of Danzig and Poland; S. Lester's query: will A. Greiser and A. Forster be able to work together much longer?

Regarding A. Greiser's election on 28 November; the Opposition; H. Rauschning's promise to Jews; A. Forster's and A. Greiser's speeches; Brost and Hirschfeld.

Danzig situation quiet; A. Greiser's speech forbidding meetings and demonstrations; A. Forster was a danger to Danzig, Poland, Germany and his own party; K. Papée's action; Führer represented at funerals; Radicals winning in Germany; expected visit of the Cruiser "Leipzig"; meeting of Gauleiters in Berlin, A. Forster's speech, "Sieg Heil" for "Gauleiter A. Forster, appointed by A. Hitler"; German-Polish relationship; Danzig linked up with the general European situation; K. Papées' protests regarding attacks on Poles.

S. Lester denounced demands made upon the Danzig Government: the Greiser's five points, such as the suppression of the opposition newspapers, the dissolution of the opposition parties, the imprisonment of Catholic priests, etc. that might lead to flagrant violations of the Constitution of Danzig, which was guaranteed by the League of Nations; S. Lester reminded that A. Forster, member of the Reichstag was only the leader of the National Socialist movement in Danzig and did not exercise any influence upon the conduct of the Government, in spite of some speeches he made at meetings of officials of the State, and that the legal Government in Danzig was the Senate.

A. Forster regarded the League of Nations as negligible, this was also one of the principal causes of the quarrel between A. Forster and H. Rauschning; it was rumoured that the National Socialist chiefs in Danzig tried to force the Senate to forbid Sean Lester's return to Danzig from Geneva, on the grounds that in his speech at the League of Nations Council S. Lester used words unfavourable to the Senate.

K. Papée on A. Greiser and the policy of "fait accompli", that will gravely affect Polish-Danzig relations; A. Forster's speech against Poland; A. Greiser's shock as a result of Polish representations.