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Document · 1936.07.23
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Question of the conformity of the Senate's decrees with the Danzig Constitution; A. Greiser's declarations that he would go no more to Geneva to discuss Danzig internal affairs; impossible to know what A. Greiser's intentions were; strained relations between the Danzig Senate and the League of Nations Council.

Document · 1936.07.17
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Possible Danzig settlement; A. Greiser's possible resignation; High Commissioner as element in bargaining; S. Lester's interesting notes on Danzig events for talks with J. Avenol and members of the Council; S. Lester's contretemps to the first visit of the Italian Consul General, Count Ponzone; S. Lester's appointment with Noel, French Ambassador in Warsaw, one of the finest French diplomats; S. Lester's awareness of his responsibilities and the fact he was sitting at "the most dangerous point" in the European situation, as Noel noticed it.

Document · 1936
Part of Private Archives

S. Lester's appointment, on 30 September 1936, as League of Nations Deputy Secretary-General, was entirely J. Avenol's initiative; Secretariat's reactions regarding his appointment; League of Nations Assembly on the admission of the Abyssinian delegation; Locarno Conference; fear of Germany; Osusky, Czechoslovakian Minister in Paris, on Germany, Hitler, and Czechoslovakia; F. Walters' pessimistic view regarding great nations and the League of Nations, as well as a possible aggression launched by Germany; K. Papée on Polish policy and Danzig-Polish relations; S. Lester in Prague to meet Bruins, who used to be the American Consul in Danzig.

Document · 1934.06.22
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Talk between General LeRond and S. Lester because the Polish Government did not respect its obligations towards the International Shipbuilding Company: when German State property, which normally would fall to Danzig, was being distributed, Poland claimed a share in the Shipbuilding Company and a contract was drawn up by which she undertook to provide a certain proportion of work for the Company each year.

Document · 1934.10.30
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The Senate decreed the holding of elections on 18 November 1934: S. Lester drew the President of the Senate's attention to the necessity of avoiding any infringement of the constitutional rights of citizens or Parties.