Committee of Experts.
File contains:
- League of Nations document C.A.I.R.52 of 22 November 1935: "Comité pour l'assistance internationale aux réfugiés - Rapport sur les activités de l'American Joint Distribution Committee - Dépenses de l'AJDC en Allemagne et pour les réfugiés juifs d'Allemagne"
- a brief contents of verbal statement by Bernhard Kahn, American Joint Distribution Committee, before the Committee of Experts, Geneva, 2 December 1935
- a letter of 3 December 1935 from the Ernst Eckstein-Komitee in Holland addressed to the 6th Commission of the League of Nations.
Extract from the "London Evening News": S. Lester appointed High Commissioner of Danzig by the League of Nations Council - S. Lester's appointment supported by J. Simon, Britain's Foreign Secretary - The Polish Foreign Minister objected to having any representative of a Great Power in which he included representatives of the British Dominions, as High Commissioner at Danzig - As a result of the French delegate Paul Boncour's intervention, the Polish representatives withdrew their objections to S. Lester's election - Chronology of events on Danzig.
Extract from the "Chicago League of Nations Chronicle" on S. Lester's appointment supported by all countries members of the League of Nations Council except Poland.
Extract from: "A History of the League of Nations" by F.P. Walters, published in 1952, regarding the Stresa consultation, Poland's opposition to a Four-Power Pact, the policy of Pilsudski, Poland's desire to be among the Great Powers, the Polish-German Agreement of January 1934, Poland and the Minorities Treaty, the Nazi tyranny in Danzig, the Council and the Danzig Constitution.
S. Lester invited E. de Valera to Danzig, but the latter declined the invitation.
Extract from the "Kölnische Zeitung": S. Lester welcomed at Danzig as High Commissioner.
Extract from the "Berliner Tageblatt": new High Commissioner S. Lester welcomed at Danzig.
Extract from the "Volkischer Beobachter": first official visits; S. Lester met H. Rauschning, President of the Danzig Senate.
Press interview: further to an article published by the "Krakauer Illustrierte Kurier" of 24 January 1934, under the title "Mr. Forster must disappear from Danzig", the Danzig reporter of the "Deutsche Zeitung" asked President H. Rauschning to answer the three following questions: 1. Danzig's policy of peace 2. Measures concerning formation of prices 3. State and Party.