Three principal antagonists: H. Rauschning on the one side and A. Forster and A. Greiser (vice-president of the Senate) on the other, H. Rauschning's policy obstructed by A. Forster, A. Forster's threat to put H. Rauschning out of office, dismissal of Streiter, chief of the press bureau and politically attached to H. Rauschning; S. Lester refused, for different reasons, to receive the chief of an organization known as "Les délégations juives".
S. Lester's note of 3 April 1935 on A. Greiser's and S. Lester's interview: re-A. Greiser's public speech regarding the High Commissioner and the League of Nations; K. Papée not responsible for leakage, E. Giustiniani neither; press exageration regarding S. Lester; German speakers at elections; Polish march; S. Lester's notes of 12 April 1935: A. Greiser supplied the press with the interview between himself and S. Lester; attack upon E. Giustiniani; rectifying text for public; A. Greiser's threat, his possession of S. Lester's letter to J. Avenol.
Oath to A. Hitler also taken in Danzig by members of the National Socialist Party, SA and SS; Catholic meeting to celebrate the establishment of the Catholic Youth; President A. Greiser's appeal to Danzig people to vote on the question of the Centre Party's (Zentrum) petition; "Warsaw Kurrier" on Danzig elections: Danzig status might be endangered by a victory of the National Socialists; talks between S. Lester and Senator Huth in charge of Public Works and Economics in the Senate on the Centre Party's denunciations, (Huth was candidate for the Senate presidency when H. Rauschning left); Huth's supporters included Linksmeyer (German Leader of the SA) and von Wnuck (President of the Volkstag); two warnings given to the Social Democrat newspaper "Volkstimme" by the Police President further to articles on the Harbour workers' conditions and on separatism.
Polish Government hoped full liberty of elections and that the new elections would not affect Danzig-Polish relations; H. Rauschning's intention of making a Concordat: no objection neither from the Vatican nor from A. Greiser, President of the Senate.
S. Lester's action on proposed elections; long exchange with A. Greiser.
A. Greiser's speech on Danzig Foreign Policy, petitions and the League of Nations, the High Commissioner's role, the Danzig-Polish relations, the Danzig currency and economy; S. Lester refused invitations to meet Schacht; with a routing slip from J. Avenol to A. Loveday requesting his remarks on this letter.
A. Greiser's speech at a meeting of the National Socialist Party in Danzig, reported in the "Danziger Vorposten"; copy of A. Greiser's speech in French, entitled "Discours prononcé par le Vice-Président du Sénat M. Greiser à la Sporthalle le 9 octobre 1934 (D. Vorposten du 10.X.1934)".
A. Greiser denied his intention to resign; A. Forster's and A. Greiser's quarrel; note in French on A. Forster's speech entitled "Compte-rendu d'un discours prononcé par M. Forster samedi le 16 novembre 1935".
A. Greiser's radio speech: the Government would guarantee complete freedom for the elections to the Parties to develop their political campaign.
S. Lester on the full maintenance of constitutional rights during the elections; A. Greiser's explanation: elections held to restore the Councils superseded by State Commissioners; Party manoeuvre: elections held only in the two districts of Danzig out of three, in which the National Socialist Party was assured of a majority; incidents with the Police and the National Socialist Party, "Kulturkammer": doubtful aspects from a Constitutional point of view.