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Extract from the "Belfast News-Letter" regarding a disdainful movement of the hand made by A. Greiser at a meeting of the League of Nations Council, at which he violently attacked the League of Nations in his speeches.

Extract from the "Echo de Varsovie": A. Greiser's violent speeches against the League of Nations; the League of Nations' weakened position; the positive sides of the League of Nations' existence.

A. Greiser's and German press attacks on the Danzig High Commissioner S. Lester; short biography on S. Lester, a humane and quiet man.

Extract from the "Daily Herald": in this article, Elizabeth Wiskemann compared the Free City of Danzig to a concentration camp; since 1933 the Government of Danzig was Nazi; a close collaboration existed between A. Greiser President of the Danzig Senate and A. Forster leader of the Nazi Party; Nazis used violence, terrorism, and corruption; judges were obliged to give pro-Nazi verdicts; the task of the League of Nations High Commissioner at Danzig was difficult since he had duties but no power; two press photographs and a small map.

Nazis' new blow in Danzig: new measures taken by the Danzig Nazi Government, presided over by A. Greiser, abolished the freedom guaranteed by the Constitution of the Free City, such as political freedom, freedom of the Opposition press, the right to join associations and the rights of the Jews, and it also established the Gestapo in Danzig, giving the police special powers.

Extract from the "Daily Telegraph": promulgation by the Senate of new laws abolishing most of the civic rights guaranteed by the Danzig Constitution; Poland's new attitude towards the Nazis in Danzig with Warsaw demonstrations in favour of an extension of Poland's rights in the Free City and Poland's commitment as the League of Nations mandatory to maintain the position of the League of Nations and its High Commissioner.

Extract from the "Daily Herald": Danzig Nazi Government issued decrees turning virtually the Free City into a totalitarian State; summoning of a special meeting of the League of Nations Council on Danzig affairs; demonstration all over Poland to protest against these decrees.

Extract from the "Manchester Guardian": repressive measures taken by the Danzig Nazi Government against Danzig Opposition and the Jews; these drastic measures abolished the Danzig Constitution guaranteed by the League of Nations; consternation in France after A. Hitler's newest "coup d'Etat abolishing the Statute of Danzig"; summoning of the Council of the League of Nations for urgent action.

Extract from the "Morning Post" on the drastic measures taken by the Danzig Nazi Government, abolishing most of the rights guaranteed by the Danzig Constitution and the League of Nations; A. Greiser's aggressive speech against the League of Nations and its High Commissioner worsened the already precarious relations between Danzig and Poland; huge demonstration held in Warsaw to request an extension of the Polish rights in Danzig.

It appeared that J. Beck, Polish Foreign Minister, knew in advance and approved A. Greiser's and the Nazi Government's decrees abolishing virtually the Danzig Constitution guaranteed by the League of Nations; France insisted that a League of Nations meeting be held.