Extract from the "Morning Post": A. Eden on the "deplorable" situation in Danzig owing to violations of the Constitution by the Nazi Government; appointment of a Committee of experts on oil sanctions; full support promised to the British Fleet in Mediterranean by France, Greece, Yugoslavia and Turkey.
Trouble situation in Danzig; test case of the League of Nations' authority; A. Eden's report to the League of Nations upon the political situation in Danzig rejected as an attempt to distract the world's attention from the League's inability to put an end to the Italo-Abyssinian conflict; J. Beck's speech interpreted as a rebuff to A. Eden and S. Lester.
Extract from the "Sunday Times": A. Eden, Foreign Secretary, will attend the League of Nations Council's session on Italo-Ethiopian dispute and the complaint of the Minority Parties in Danzig against methods employed and decrees issued by the Nazi Government that violated the principles of the Constitution; Goebbel's speech in Berlin claiming return of the German colonies.
Extract from the "Morning Post": League of Nations Council Meeting main themes were the Abyssinian war and German activity in Danzig, illness of King George, S. Lester's report on Danzig.
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Extract from the "Manchester Guardian" on the League of Nations Council session, at which further to S. Lester's report, A. Eden, as rapporteur on the subject, criticized the Danzig Nazi Government.
Extract from the "Journal des Nations": Constitution, freedom and National Socialism were the three key words of the Danzig problem.
Was it a good idea to appoint A. Eden as rapporteur of the Danzig dispute?
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Extract from "The Times": Council meeting to discuss the Senate's infringement of the Danzig Constitution and its failure to carry out the League of Nations' recommendations.