On Danzig and Polish politics as Strassburger was Polish Minister in 1932 in Danzig and wrote a book on the subject; Strassburger was anti J. Beck and pro-League of Nations.
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.
Before taking any action about the new decrees, S. Lester wanted to know what kind of support the Polish Government could give him in his duties; S. Lester's proposal to forward the documents to the Committee of Three for examination; question of the constitutionality of the decrees.
J. Beck's apologia for his policy vis-à-vis the League of Nations and his general policy in international affairs; J. Beck more optimistic about Danzig than about the League of Nations.
About their common experiences in Danzig.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Both de la Tournelle and Ponzone had stories on a so-called agreement between Poland and Germany to settle the Danzig question; the Committee of Three had not yet met although they already had S. Lester's preliminary report.