On S. Lester welcomed at Danzig as new High-Commissioner; he met H. Rauschning, President of the Danzig Senate.
Extract from the "Neuköllner Tageblatt" (Berlin-Neukölln): first official visits, S. Lester met H. Rauschning, President of the Danzig Senate.
Extract from the "Völkischer Beobachter" (Berlin): first official visits, S. Lester met H. Rauschning, President of the Danzig Senate.
Extract from the "Berliner Tageblatt": first official visits; S. Lester met H. Rauschning, President of the Danzig Senate.
Extract from the "Volkischer Beobachter": first official visits; S. Lester met H. Rauschning, President of the Danzig Senate.
Polish Government's willingness to co-operate with S. Lester in the Danzig business; new relationship between Poland and Danzig; talk between S. Lester and Count Lubienski, in charge at Warsaw with the task of looking after Danzig affairs, who emphasized that the accords so far reached were purely general and political.
Interview with Koch, Danish Consul and Doyen of the Consular Corps, on Polish-German Treaty of friendship and H. Rauschning's weakened position vis-à-vis Albert Forster; conversation with Delfin, French Consul General, but not on the political situation in Danzig; interview with Valcke, Belgian Consul General on Polish restrictions on imports; interview with von Radowitz, German Consul General on Polish-German Treaty of friendship, protection of Europe essential in the future as a protection against the Soviet, and on H. Rauschning and A. Foster, S. Lester wanted to get information in case of rupture between these two men; interview with de Lieto, Italian Consul General, on Polish-German Treaty, Danzig-Poland economic situation and the fact that Danzig could not live without Poland.
On questions S. Lester wanted to discuss with Ferber, such as the press announcement that a Commissioner had been appointed by the Senate to replace the Municipal Council of Danzig, it seemed to S. Lester that the Senate's action was contrary to the Constitution, and the text of the declaration of the Police President Froböss to the Criminal Police, that officials should put themselves under the command of A. Hitler.
False rumour about H. Rauschning's resignation.
J. Avenol's thanks to S. Lester for his letters and personal notes explaining the Danzig situation, J. Avenol asked S. Lester to continue to inform him by letters and encouraged S. Lester in his task.