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This volume 2 of the diary of Sean Lester consists in bound copies of correspondence covering the period from 5 August 1941 to 11 April 1947, plus one letter dated 25 June 1958.
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Letter from McElligott, Department of Finance in Dublin, to S. Lester on the future of the European economy.
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Letter from F. Cremins, Irish Legation in Berne, to S. Lester on long delays to receive letters, difficulties to listen to the debate on External Affairs and get news on the radio owing to the noise and great crackling.
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S. Lester's personal letter (not sent) addressed to James Dillon in Berne: S. Lester never met J. Dillon, but had once an opportunity to meet his father, a great gentleman of forceful personality; S. Lester's anxieties for the future of Ireland; about Irish policy; J. Dillon, Deputy Leader of the Opposition, just made a speech in favour of Ireland joining Anglo-American circle in the war.
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S. Lester's letter to F.T. Cremins : problem with a diplomatic bag.
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Letter addressed to S. Lester by someone having just arrived at Princeton on: the journey to Princeton, and the situation and state of mind in Princeton.
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S. Lester's letter to F.T. Cremins: Irish parliamentary papers; S. Lester's opinion on Irish newspapers: uninteresting, because without news not merely on the general war situation but on all sorts of things.
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Yugoslavia conquered by the Germans, British forces and Greece in grave danger; article "Du côté de l'Ariana": visit of the Palais of the League of Nations, constrast between the empty Palais des Nations in 1941, and the Palais des Nations and the League of Nations' numerous activities in 1938.
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Cable from Gretta Lester: good news, received after heavy bombardment of Belfast and neighbourhood.
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Extract from US Radio Bulletin on the question of American bases or British bases in Ireland.
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Telepress on Irish neutrality: Brennan, Irish Minister to the United States interviewed by the "New-York Sun".
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M. Melas (Greece), Permanent Delegate at the League of Nations, appointed by his Government to a post in the Legation at Berne, according to S. Lester it was to be feared that this decision weakened the general position of the League of Nations' Permanent Delegates.
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France decided to leave the League of Nations: Admiral Darlan informed S. Lester of this decision, but France continued to cooperate with ILO and the League of Nations technical organs; articles on the French decision: "Liquidation" by a journalist in the "Tribune de Genève", "Courrier de Vichy" by Eugène Fabre, the pro-German correspondent of "La Suisse", cutting from "Le Temps" on "Le retrait de la France de la Société des Nations".
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Meeting of Supervisory Committee proposed for 2 June in the USA, S. Lester's presence essential, but danger of being cut off from his post.
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Princeton cable to S. Lester from Dodds, President of Princeton University, Aydelotte, President of Institute for Advanced Studies, and Tenbroek, Rockefeller Research Institute at Princeton, expressing warm satisfaction for the technical nonpolitical work associated with the League of Nations; Berne policy of non-collaboration; inaugural reception of the "Académie Diplomatique Internationale" at the Villa "Mon Repos".
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S. Lester applied for visas for family; question of Health Section transfer: no official invitation from the USA.
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Auction sale of a rug from Persia: collection of Professor Dr. Hector Cristiani.
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Letter from Budapest from E. Radininny, former League of Nations official, to S. Lester: war situation, Hungarian policy, Treaty of Trianon, death of Comte Teleki.
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Postcard from A. Sweetser, Graham Stuart, Liesa Holst and Rudolph Haith to S. Lester on a session at Leland Stamford.
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Withdrawal of France from the League of Nations, the decision seemed to be related to the development of Admiral Darlan's policy of collaboration and the military events in the Balkans and North Africa; French intention to leave the League of Nations and stay in the ILO; repercussions on Switzerland and weakening of the position of the League of Nations.
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François Darlan prefaced the execution of his pro-German program, including a visit to the "Führer".
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S. Lester's draft letter to C.J. Hambro (not sent) on the post-war organization: C.J. Hambro thought a Committee on post-war organization in agreement with the Bruce Committe's work might be appointed, S. Lester thought it was a premature question and in any case the present League of Nations and Covenant should be the foundations for post-war reconstruction; newspaper cutting from USA, April-May 1941, on Belfast and Dublin united to fight against Germany: Hitler's bombers have done more to burn away the barriers between the two Irelands, governments of Eire and Ulster, than any Irish or English statesman had been able to do.
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Telegram to S. Lester: May greetings.
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S. Lester's letter to Kiernan: series of talks on Irish art and science, Irish songs by Kiernan's wife, Irish preparations for defence, S. Lester's talk with James Joyce before he died, Kiernan's appointment as Minister at Berlin.
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Kiernan's letter to S. Lester on an enclosed article from the Irish (Sunday) Independent on Irish People and Irish broadcasts and on J. Joyce.
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Telegram to S. Lester: on 30 May Dublin bombarded.
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Letter from Rasuius B. Skylstad, Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in London to S. Lester: bombing damages in London, R.B. Skylstad in charge of organization and administration of the Ministry, withdrawal of France from League of Nations, League of Nations situation.
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Gretta Lester's letter to S. Lester: good news from family.
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F.P. Walters's letter to S. Lester: United States resolved on Hitler's defeat; British censorship on letters; League of Nations' budget.
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"New York Times" on A. Hitler; a type of USA press comment: A. Hitler complained he was always being misunderstood in the USA; A. Hitler always doing the contrary of what he promised: he assured his plans were not inimical and then he robbed the different countries of their freedom.
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S. Lester's letter to H. Livingstone: on censorship of S. Lester mail.
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Letter from A. Sweetser to S. Lester from New York, unopened, but with a slip of paper mentionning: "on watch list", which means censorship.
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S. Lester's correspondence to H. Livingstone: the draft letter S. Lester wrote to Anthony Eden, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; S. Lester's criticism of this stupid censorship of his letters.
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S. Lester's draft letter (not sent) to A. Eden, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in London on the fact S. Lester was placed on a "watch list" of the British Government's services; S. Lester's comments on the fact he was put on the list of suspects.
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S. Lester's letter to H. Livingstone: British Government's services stupid "watch list", S. Lester thought it was not, after all, such an important matter; S. Lester's telegram to C.J. Hambro explaining question of confidence and "watch list".
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Telegram from S. Lester to A. Eden, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in London, regarding the fact that S. Lester's name was on a British list of suspects, which rendered his position as League of Nations Acting Secretary-General difficult; S. Lester explained why he maintained the post in Geneva and proposed his resignation.
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Personal letter from H. Livingstone to S. Lester: S. lester's name on a British list of suspects, and H. Livingstone sent the exhibits (airmail envelope with attached note stating S. Lester was on a "watch list") to Berne.
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H. Livingstone's personal letter to S. Lester: H. Livingstone was sorry that such a bureaucratic fatheadedness induced S. Lester to take such a drastic step, his resignation; the Minister in Berne was upset that this should have happened and he informed Makins.
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Copy of a telegram from the Foreign Office: personal message from Makins to S. Lester informing S. Lester there must be a misunderstanding concerning the "watch list" and confirming him the future of the League of Nations activities.
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S. Lester's reply to Makins' telegram: S. Lester explained he was not shirking.
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S. Lester's letter to H. Livingstone on the reasons of his complaint about the "watch list": it was not a question of pique or prestige, but of confidence in work, it was also because of his background, S. Lester was pro-Irish when Ireland was fighting Britain for its independence and because of that spent a few weeks in prison; in addition S. Lester was not chosen for the post of League of Nations Acting Secretary-General, but fell into it by default of another, and finally perhaps in time of such grave crisis, one should suspect all the world, but it should not always be made evident.
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Makins' message to S. Lester: full investigation showed that S. Lester's name was not on any suspect list, it was a mistake made by censorship authorities at Bermuda.
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Letter from David V. Kelly, British Legation in Berne, to S. Lester enclosing a personal message of confidence and admiration from A. Eden, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, further to the mistake made by censorhip authorities at Bermuda: A. Eden stated that S. Lester had the fullest confidence of His Majesty's Government, as well as A. Eden's full support to maintain activities of the League of Nations, because he admired manner in which S. Lester was carrying on in his difficult position.
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Message from A. Cadogan, appointed in 1936 Assistant Under Secretary of State at the Foreign Office, to S. Lester on a preliminary meeting of the Supervisory Commission, end of July 1941 in Montreal, to consider draft budget, C.J. Hambro and S. Jacklin will attend, S. Lester should also attend but because of serious risk inherent in his departure from Geneva, he might have difficulty in returning from the USA or Canada, he was suggested to delegate his authority, Makins and A. Cadogan attached importance in preserving League of Nations headquarters in Geneva.
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Letter from S. Lester to D. Kelly to thank him further to the problem of the "watch list" and mistake made by censorhip authorities and to request him to send S. Lester's personal message of thanks to A. Eden.
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S. Lester's letter to Makins further to the problem of the "watch list" and mistake made by censorhip authorities: S. Lester left it to Makins to prevent mischief making if it existed, for S. Lester this affair of the "watch list" was now closed.
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S. Lester's letter to A. Cadogan on the foreseen Supervisory Commission Meeting; S. Lester's wish to attend Supervisory Commission Meeting for various reasons: to discuss the prospects and objectives, as well as the financial questions to preserve the League of Nations headquarters at Geneva, S. Lester was, however, aware it was not easy to find someone to replace him and of the risk if he left Geneva of not being able to come back, he decided to ask S. Jacklin to be his delegate.
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On the occasion of the first 1941 Session of the Supervisory Commission, telegram from C.J. Hambro to S. Lester to assure him of the Supervisory Commission support in his difficult task to maintain League of Nations headquarters in Geneva in such difficult circumstances.
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S. Lester's letter to A. Loveday: S. Lester's negative opinion of S. Jacklin, because of the promises S. Jacklin made to J. Avenol concerning J. Avenol's remuneration.
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Reply from A. Loveday, Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, to S. Lester's letter: A. Loveday entirely agreed with S. Lester.
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Article from the "Daily Telegraph" entitled "Eire urged to cede ports": J. Dillon's speech, Irish Deputy Leader of the Opposition, urging that Britain and America be given the use of the Irish ports and air bases to prevent the Nazis cutting the life-line between Britain and America, because if Great Britain fell, Ireland would fall too, E. de Valera, Irish Prime Minister, replied 90 per cent of the Irish people believed in neutrality, Ireland was doing its duty to its people and prudence was not cowardice, Cosgrave, Irish Leader of the Opposition, was surprised by J. Dillon's speech.
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Letter from Gretta Lester to S. Lester: family news.
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Review of events: ever-spreading war: Yugoslavia, Crete, Greece, Iraq, etc. and a sudden German attack on Russia, which launched a great crusade against bolchevism; the Swiss Government changed its policy about the League of Nations wireless station and, at the German request, suppressed certain stamps, which bore pictures of the ILO and Palais des Nations; Swiss Authorities decided not to fulfill their financial obligation to the League of Nations; meeting between Roosevelt and Churchill: "The Eight Points" or "Atlantic Charter" unified both countries for war and peace.
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Ernst Grimwald's letter of thanks to S. Lester for the immigration visas he got for himself and his wife.
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S. Lester's letter to A. Sweetser: the restricted nature of the Secretary General's report, a note on "the deserted Palace", Rockefeller's letter, and the Supervisory Commission.
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Russo-German war, Iran occupied by Russian-British forces; Massigli, French ex-Ambassador on the armistice signature; P. Laval was shot by a young Frenchman; Politics on France and the reforms carried out by the Vichy Government and criticized by William Rappard, because if the reforms were in themselves good they were discredited by the French people because they were made by a regime in which the people had no confidence; Darlan's interview in the "Gazette de Lausanne" on the fact that he and A. Hitler planned that France would take over the Suisse Romande and about the League of Nations, what he disliked very much in Switzerland; American press began to have favourable articles on the League of Nations; S. Lester's and A. Loveday's better impression on S. Jacklin, although stories of the Gestapo followed him; Supervisory Commission: ILO better treated than the League of Nations' Secretariat, budget adopted for 1942; S. Lester in Mühlen in the Grisons for rest; apologies from the Chief Censor further to the "watch list" problem.
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Luncheon at Vichy with Feldmans, the Latvian Minister and Jean Martin of the "Journal de Genève": Feldmans' contradictory feelings (enthusiasm and then disillusion) on the German attack on Russia, occupation of Latvia by the German troops.
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R. Makins' letter to S. Lester: the Supervisory Commission meeting in Montreal, which was a success apart from the absence of S. Lester, main topics to ensure the existence of the League of Nations and approval of a budget; American State Department's position towards the League of Nations; C.J. Hambro and the Bruce Committee idea.
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Letter from S. Lester's daughter; Supervisory Commission: at a "meeting of State Members" in London, all agreed to maintain the League of Nations structure and activities; Vichy reports on the death of collaborationism and even Darlan's supposition that Germany could not win war.
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S. Lester's birthday: still 50.
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Birthday greetings telegram to S. Lester.
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S. Lester's letter to F.T. Cremins: Irish parliamentary papers; S. Lester's opinion on Irish newspapers: they were uninteresting, because without news not merely on the general war situation but on all sorts of things; meeting between Rosevelt and F. Aiken, Co-ordinating Defence Minister in Dublin: the latter tried to get arms from America, but Rosevelt not convinced Irish people will resist German aggression; J. Dillon's speech was a courageous denouncement of Nazism, according to S. Lester.
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"Civil & Military Gazette": S. Lester's report for 1940-1941: the League of Nations was still carrying on but with a reduced staff and budget; after the war it will be essential to restore the mechanism of international life to avoid a return to war.
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German press samples on the Nazis and their birth policy: young German girls were incited to have babies for Hitler and Germany at any price; Catholic Bishops of Germany denounced the use of lethal chambers for "useless" human beings.
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Call from Harrison, USA Minister, to ask S. Lester to stay at the Legation; beastliness stories on Jews in Rumania reported by Megahle, Portuguese Minister to the League of Nations, in post in Bukharest.
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Radiogramm to S. Lester.
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US paper report on Ireland entitled "Eire faced a difficult winter" 1941: Eire had to face food rationed, shortages of coal, gasoline, electric power, cars, etc., rising of unemployment and a cold winter.
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S. Lester's comments in reply to A. Sweetser's letter about publicity made on the League of Nations: no mention about the difficulties S. Lester faced to maintain the League of Nations headquarters at Geneva and get enough money to carry on vital technical activities, no mention about the fact that the more efforts made for economies and they were tremendous, the more they demanded; for publicity two things are needed: one is work or results and the other is an adequate press service, but the second is absolutely useless without the former; no mention about the fact that nothing mattered that was not on the American continent; Welles' speech was almost the only public declaration by any statesman on the League of Nations; for governments the decline in activity and importance of the League of Nations was more striking than what had been kept and what had been done; S. Lester wished the Supervisory Commission to visit Geneva.
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Elizabeth Wiskeman, "Press Attaché" in London, returned to the British Legation; S. Lester, tired of her, said "no Englishman (or woman) should open his mouth about Ireland", however her books were interesting.
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André Maurois' writing: "Tragedy in France"; remedies of S. Lester's English friend on the causes of the collapse of a country.
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Extract from C.J. Hambro's letter to S. Lester, further to S. Lester's request of the minutes (strictly confidential) of some discussions C.J. Hambro and others had at a meeting, in which S. Jacklin participated.
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Dr. Karl Barth's lecture entitled "Au nom de Dieu Tout-Puissant", words used in the Constitution of the Swiss Confederation, Professor of Theology at Basle University, although a Swiss, he was one of those who led the battle of the Protestant Church in Germany in the early days of national-socialism, his lecture was on the Swiss alternative: either resist Germany, suffer but keep freedom and honour, or not resist Germany, keep security, work and money, etc. but lose freedom, honour and go back on their neutrality; S. Lester compared the latter attitude with the one of Berne towards the League of Nations, cowardly refusing to pay their contribution because Germany would not like it.
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Extract from A. Loveday's letter to S. Lester on S. Jacklin's wild anti-Axis statements; extract from a letter from Elsie to her husband S. Lester to request his help for an old lady, her neighbour, whose sister-in-law, the husband of whom had been killed, was in a difficult situation in France.
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Letter from A. Loveday, Director of the League of Nations Economic and Financial Section, Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, to S. Lester about staff questions, work planning difficulties concerning mainly two League of Nations staff members Lukac and R.M.F. Charron, as well as difficulties he had to plan his own work since some decisions were taken without prior reference to him as Director.
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A. Loveday's letter to warn S. Lester, without giving him explanations but only by insinuation, that he was walking straight into a trap about R.M.F. Charron.
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Protection period to: 2001-08-18
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Letter from Robert Collis from Ireland to S. Lester to thank him about the Silver Fleece.
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S. Lester met, in Basle, McKittrick, American president of the Bank of International Settlements, to talk on general information, as well as Jacobson, Swedish Economic Adviser to the Bank.
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Records (text not available) of Supervisory Commission of 31 July 1941 reached Geneva.
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S. Lester's letter to R. Makins: letter to Lord Davies forwarded to R. Makins for information; ILO Conference; League of Nations' future (financial situation); ILO's future; Bruce Committee; greater US interest in the future of the League of Nations; Hill proposed as a liaison man for economic and financial questions.
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S. Lester's letter to Lord Davies to congratulate him for his book and fine analysis of events, as well as his plans for the future: idea of a British-American Commonwealth (union of power and rights), a good idea because the future of the world would depend a lot upon cooperation between Great Britain and America, but difficult to carry out; another problem: a British-American Commonwealth might cause a reaction from the non-German european states to the London-Washington supremacy and be the prelude to inter-continental wars; S. Lester's belief in the revival of the League of Nations, which gave more promise of stability than the great dream of an Anglo-American union.
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Ernst Grunwald, an Austrian textile trader, who was in a civilian camp in Switzerland with his wife and obtained visas thanks to S. Lester's help, requested this latter if he could get visas for his parents and parents-in-law living in Vienna; Robert Vansittart's fierce pamphlet against Germany entitled "Black Record: Germans past and present", R. Vansittart was Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 1930 to 1937 and vehemently anti-German.
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Michael MacWhite, Minister to the Quirinal about food problems in Rome; O'Donovan appointed as Chargé at Lisbon; T.J. Kiernan appointed Minister to the Holy See; MacWhite's report on alleged danger to the Vatican; MacWhite on Bewley, formerly Irish Minister in Rome, representative of a swedish news agency, suspected by Italian circles to spy on them in German interest; Italian's food suppliers; the two most unpopular men in Italy were Mussolini and Ciano and corruption was rife in high circles and in the Party; people were sick of the war but there was no leadership for a revolution; as to the Vatican circles they were anti-nazi; S. Lester on the appointments of some American Ministers to Dublin, as well as T.J. Kiernan's appointment, whom it seemed was appointed without the proper letter of credence from the King George, reason why although it was publicly announced that T.J. Kiernan was there as Minister, his diplomatic position in the Vatican was that of Chargé d'Affaires.
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S. Lester on the question of his family's coming to Geneva and his loneliness.
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S. Lester's wedding anniversary: 21 years.
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Cutting from the "New York Times" on the League of Nations entitled "A branch of the League of Nations appears in New York".
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Feldmans on Latvia: the Germans have declared the property of the German State all properties in Latvia which had been nationalised under the regime of the Latvian-Soviet Republic; for the first time in the history of Latvia, a ghetto was created at Riga; the Latvians who first hoped to find rescue from the Germans, then hoped in their defeat; Feldmans, who believed in the revival of the League of Nations, hoped to see the signing of the peace in the Assembly Hall; a few books read by S. Lester.
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Letter from Cecil, Duchess of Leeds, stranded, about her sister-in-law and to thank S. Lester for his help.
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A wicked, but amusing parady from the "New Statesman", suggesting the launching of an offensive in Western Europe while Hitler is engrossed in Russia.
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British offensive from Egypt into Cyreniaca; Weygand kicked out by Vichy on German orders, when he was supposed to be ready to resist a German attack on North African ports.
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S. Lester's letter to S. Jacklin on the League of Nations and the ILO: budget cuts, ILO expansionism, League of Nations financial situation and future.
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Part of the letter from S. Lester to S. Jacklin: further comments on the uncertain future of the League of Nations and its financial difficulties and on the ILO, which was, on the contrary, useful for internal American politics.
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Lord Derwent, attaché at Legation for cultural affairs; Jacobson, Swedish Economic Adviser to the International Bank of Settlements in Basle.
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German meeting of the anti-Kommintern signatories in Berlin; C. Burckhardt in London on Red Cross business; intrigue of E.R. de Haller, Swiss representative and his appointment on Red Cross Committee; dismissal of Weygand from his post in North Africa seemed to be the result of a direct request from Hitler, which coincided with the British offensive in Cyrenaica; increasing pressure on Vichy to make a separate peace: question of the cession of Alsace-Lorraine to Germany and of Nice to Italy.
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J. Avenol received by Marshal Pétain in Vichy, as well as Colonel Bach, a new Prefet, a former military expert, who was J. Avenol's personal agent in Paris; expulsion of Russia from the League of Nations.
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Cutting from "La Suisse" from 8 December 1941 on Japan's declaration of war to the USA and Great-Britain; war between the USA and Germany inevitable.
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Miscellaneous.
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War declared on the USA by Germany and Italy.
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War developments.
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Letter from a doctor to T. Aghnides confirming the assassination of sick and wounded people by the Germans.
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About a confidential letter from a doctor working in Russia occupied by Germany.
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Copy of a letter from a doctor in Russia, in the occupied territories, denouncing the assassination by the Germans of sick and wounded people.
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A bunch of letters from S. Lester to S. Jacklin: contributions from different countries to the League of Nations, radio station, voluntary contributions and tax question, current work, publication of the Statistical Yearbook, treasury precautions, position of the League of Nations in Switzerland, position of the League of Nations Acting Secretary General, political officer in London: Hill, F.P. Walters proposed.
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S. Lester to S. Jacklin: ILO Conference; League of Nations Social Committee on preliminary studies of post-war social problems; finances; Damme (Dutch) expected to act as Chairman in the Wireless station arbitration Commission.
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S. Lester to A. Loveday: staff reactions.
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S. Lester's letter: transfer of A. Loveday's work to the ILO, trouble in the relationships between A. Loveday and Charron, Economic Committee meeting and liaison in London, Statistical Year Book, Health Office location of headquarters.
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Letter of S. Lester to A. Sweetser: review of 1941; ILO Conference.
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S. Lester's family news; note informing S. Lester of the closing up La Pelouse for two months.
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Protection period to: 2001-12-20
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Letter of thanks from Elizabeth Wiskeman, British Legation in Berne, to S. Lester; New Year card from Les Soeurs de St. Louis to thank S. Lester.
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Press cuttings from Irish Press: "Swiss fear invasion" on British, French and German legations burning their papers and people leaving the cities; "Berne University closed" on Swiss mobilisation; "Position of Irishmen on League staff".
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Press cuttings: "Leader page parade" on S. Lester's career; "Geneva Guardian" on S. Lester as the keeper of the Palace of the Nations; "Danzig mansion" on S. Lester as High Commissioner in Danzig; "New duties for Mr. Lester" on S. Lester as League of Nations' Deputy Secretary-General; "League begins closing down" on J. Avenol as League of Nations' Secretary-General declaring a state of emergency and announcing the staff's dismissal.
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