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Document · 1933.12.12
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S. Lester's letter of thanks for a publication on Danzig and the German-Polish problem entitled "Dantzig et quelques aspects du problème germano-polonais", published in 1932 by the Carnegie Foundation; letters dated 24th November and 2nd December from S. Lester resquesting the Carnegie Foundation an English translation of the publication on Danzig; letter dated 28th November from the Secretary-General of the Carnegie Foundation explaining that it only existed an article in English from van Hamel published in the "bulletin de la Conciliation Internationale américaine, no.288".

Document · 1934.12.31
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A. Greiser's objectives: the wish of the Danzig Senate to go on discussion with Poland, and the wish of the National-Socialist Government in Danzig to work for peace in Europe; Volkstag President Wnuck on elections favourable to the National-Socialism and on "Traitors" to the fatherland; Senator A. Boeck, Public Education and Worship, on a new race.

Document · 1935.07
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The dispute between Danzig and Poland was partly political and partly a question of currency and customs: Danzig was a German city but by the Versailles Treaty it was constituted a Free City and compelled to enter into a Customs Union with Poland, relations between Danzig and Poland became worse when the Polish Government built the rival port of Gdynia and diverted to it much of the trade of Poland.
E. Giustiniani kept the Secretariat informed of major developments in Danzig since S. Lester went on leave: enclosed were copies of a report and a note dated 23 July 1935 between Danzig and Poland regarding the customs conflict.

Document · 1937.01.22-1937.01.26
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Confidential draft minutes on the meetings held from 22 to 25 January 1937 by the Committee of Three composed of Great-Britain, France and Portugal replaced then by Sweden; comments made by J. Avenol, A. Eden and Y. Delbos on Polish-Danzig agreement; memo in French of 11 January 1937 from J. Beck to A. Eden on Polish-Danzig agreement.

Document · 1934.11.24
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Details of H. Rauschning's resignation on 23 November 1934; H. Rauschning's report to Volkstag's president Wnuck: differences of opinion between H. Rauschning and A. Forster on the Danzig economic and financial situation; H. Rauschning's problems with the National Socialist Party; Danzig international situation: Danzig's need of the League of Nations as its protector and guarantor of its Constitution.