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S. Lester's appointment as J. Avenol's successor as League of Nations temporary Secretary-General.

J. Avenol's departure: his pension planned for 31 August; V.J. Stencek (Czechoslovakia), Economic and Financial Section, Internal Administration, advised by J. Avenol to make peace with Germany by taking Protectorate citizenship; W. Krauel, German Consul General on Weizacker's proposals of saving certain League of Nations services.

S. Lester's letter addressed to F.P. Walters in Oxford on F.P. Walters' and the United States' optimism as to the future of international organisations; S. Lester's pessimism trying to solve financial problems and to keep the League of Nations remnants, affected by war measures, in activity; A. Loveday's satisfaction with the removal of his Section to the USA, the hope of the possible move of the Opium Section to the USA, the fact that just before his resignation J. Avenol planned to go to Versailles with the Marshal Pétain; news on various colleagues, because of the precarious situation of the League of Nations A. Loveday would be the rallying point.

Italian and German press on J. Avenol: "La France nouvelle", "La nouvelle Europe"; French army broken up; Vichy Government unable: France will pay.

Pietro Stoppani at Geneva, Italian non-Fascist, ex-Director, Office of the Secretary-General, League of Nations Economic Relations Section, Economic and Financial Section; J. Avenol on P. Stoppani: a spy, anti-League of Nations; J. Avenol's pro-Fascist speech to P. Stoppani.