1934-1936: conditions in which A. Greiser became President of the Danzig Senate; A. Greiser's and the Senate's intention to make Danzig a National Socialist State; difficult relations between the High Commissioner and the Danzig Senate; A. Greiser was more a soldier than a diplomat; A. Forster, leader of the Party, was the authority in Danzig; Danzig's defiance of the League of Nations was due to A. Forster; S. Lester's talk with Baron von Neurath on A. Forster's activities; attacks on S. Lester in the German press.
Gdansk (Poland)
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S. Lester also mentioned the fact he accepted a renewal of his appointment in spite of the difficult situation in Danzig.
Both de la Tournelle and Ponzone had stories on a so-called agreement between Poland and Germany to settle the Danzig question; the Committee of Three had not yet met although they already had S. Lester's preliminary report.
A. Greiser's ridiculous declaration to the American press, illustrating his naïveté; A. Forster too busy to be interviewed by the American press; A. Greiser's congratulations regarding S. Lester's reappointment; League of Nations' guarantees in Danzig.
Suppression of the last of the Opposition newspapers from Danzig, enclosed is the Police order of 5 August 1936 including the article which led to the suppression.