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Document · 1935.09.03
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Extracts from the "Irish Independent": titles of the articles only, about an incident in Danzig because of the withdrawal of the Nazis from an official reception given by S. Lester in honour of the commander and officers of the German cruiser "Admiral Scheer".

Document · 1934
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On S. Lester's appointment and duties as High Commissioner; on the status of Danzig: Free City under the protection of the League of Nations, separated from the rest of the Reich, though its population was overwhelmingly German, the harbour was under the authority of both Danzig and the Poles, the Poles took the precaution of building a new wholly Polish port, at the head of the corridor; tensions between the two peoples because of disputes concerning the alleged smuggling of German goods through Danzig to Poland; the Polish minority in Danzig complained of unfair discrimination and of attacks upon their persons and property; Nazis' victory at the Danzig elections; construction by the Poles of a new railway from Upper Silesia to the Baltic, which avoided Danzig and assured the economic freedom of the country.

Document · 1959.06.15
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Extracts that contain obituaries in English, French and German from "The Times": "Dr. Sean Lester - A Voice for Small Nations"; "Journal de Genève" and "Tribune de Genève": "Mort de M. Sean Lester, ancien secrétaire général de la S.d.N."; "Neue Züricher Zeitung": "Kleine Auslandnachrichten".