S. Lester's personal notes for his farewell speech: after five years, he was resigning his duty as the Irish Representative in Geneva, before undertaking new duties as the Representative of the League of Nations at Danzig.
Extract from the "Independent": farewell dinner given in honour of S. Lester at the International Club at Geneva, prior to his departure for Danzig, speeches of prominent figures in the international life of Geneva paid tribute to the outstanding qualities S. Lester displayed in his work with and for the League of Nations.
Extract from the "Journal de Genève": H. Rauschning's statement on the foreign policy of the National-Socialist Party; according to H. Rauschning, President of the Danzig Senate, the Nazi regime was not a threat for peace, at least in Danzig.
Extract from "The Times" on the report by John Simon, English Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the League of Nations Council regarding the suspension of two Danzig newspapers and the arrest of their editors on the ground they were endangering the security of the State by resorting to petitions; the right to petition must remain intact.
Extract from the "Kölnische Zeitung": S. Lester welcomed at Danzig as High Commissioner.
Extract from the "Berliner Tageblatt": new High Commissioner S. Lester welcomed at Danzig.
Extract from the "Frankfurter Oder-Zeitung": S. Lester welcomed at Danzig as new High Commissioner.
Extract from the "Königsberger Allgemeine Zeitung": S. Lester welcomed at Danzig.
Press interview: further to an article published by the "Krakauer Illustrierte Kurier" of 24 January 1934, under the title "Mr. Forster must disappear from Danzig", the Danzig reporter of the "Deutsche Zeitung" asked President H. Rauschning to answer the three following questions: 1. Danzig's policy of peace 2. Measures concerning formation of prices 3. State and Party.
Extract from the "Rheinisch-Westfälische Zeitung" (Essen): first official visits, S. Lester met H. Rauschning, President of the Danzig Senate.