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Regarding his reappointment as High Commissioner at Danzig.
S. Lester considered A. Forster the source of a great deal of Danzig's troubles.
A. Eden on the Danzig Constitution; powers of Danzig government; A. Forster would benefit by Constitutional change; A. Greiser-A. Forster; Komarnicki and Polish information activities; hopes for delay in Constitution changes; moderates and extremists within the Nazi party; international criticism unites Nazi party; A. Forster's attachment to British; invitation to J. Avenol to visit Danzig; evolution of National-Socialist party; careerism of Danzig National-Socialist leaders.
Gauleiter (Regional Leader) A. Forster, from Nazi Party; his speech in the presence of Arthur Greiser, President of the Danzig Senate.
Geneva, 90th session of the League of Nations Council - A. Eden's declaration at opening of Council debate on Danzig situation; A. Greiser's, President of the Danzig Senate, declaration; social life: dinner with J. Avenol, J. Beck, Litvinov, Titulesco, Monch, Haar, Aras; work on draft report.
Lunch with Polish Minister Papee and A. Greiser, President of the Danzig Senate.
Discussions in Berlin on the political situation in Danzig - Berlin received three different versions of events, one from A. Greiser, President of the Danzig Senate, one from A. Forster (Nazi Party) and one from O. von Radowitz (German Consul General) - A. Forster is a source of disturbance, a danger to Danzig, Germany,and Poland, as well as a source of weakness to his own Party - Himmler is an extremist, he supported A. Forster - Death of a Nazi and of two SS (crime or accident?).
Choice of successor for Danzig: Nederbragt (Harbour Board), Reimers (Norwegian), de Graeff (Dutch Admiral); talk with A. Eden about A. Greiser, President of the Danzig Senate, and Poland.
C. Burckhardt, High Commissioner in Danzig: fight again between Gauleiter (Regional Leader) A. Forster, from Nazi Party, and A. Greiser, President of the Danzig Senate; C. Burckhardt did all he could to get A. Forster out of Danzig.
Public order maintained in Danzig; S. Lester expected complete National Socialist domination; following A. Greiser's violent speech in Geneva, S. Lester's house was guarded by the police and his office by a detective; Polish negotiations; Polish troops in Gdynia; Berlin wanted the elimination of the League of Nations guarantee of the Constitution and the cohesion of Danzig into a National Socialist unit; local press comments on Danzig.