Transcription: Telegram      P1/9 (3) From: Sir Walford Selby, Lisbon. To: H.M. Consul, Geneva. Despatched 28th September Received 29th September No. 1 of the 28th September. -------------------------------------------      Addressed to Geneva, repeated to F. O . No. 696 for Mr. Makins, following for Lester from Phelan begins:      Following received from Hambro: "Clipper uncertain. Under the circumstances Holma Pardo Kisch with myself col- laborating by telegraph must be considered quorum. Agree entirely coopt Costa du Rels ask those four take steps neces- sary. After consultation Winant Goodrich and British Em- bassy propose coopt also Fotich Clark deputy Finance Minister member Economic Committee. With Pardo arriving here quorum would be possible this side. Atmosphere here extremely hope- ful for League. Treasurers drafts remarks paragraphs seven alinea one too pessimistic. U.S. declared willing to pay as in 1940 other States will follow example. Important Watter- son and Rohde come here and visit from Costa de Rels would be highly appreciated. Transfer of opium work satisfactorily arranged total credit for Princeton work 1941 ought to be  500,000 francs. Greetings Hambro Waldorf".  (SO)  Phelan ends, Following from Sir Cecil Kisch: this has not yet been con- sidered by commission ends.

Transcription: (copy)     Telegram      P1/9  (3)  From: Sir Walford Selby, Lisbon To: H.M. Consul, Geneva Despatched  28th September 1940 Received       29th September 1940 No. 1 of the 28th September. ------------------------------------------- Addressed to Geneva, repeated to F. O . No. 6 Following received from Hambro: "Clipper uncertain. Under the circumstances, Holma, Pard Kisch with myself collaborating by telegraph must be considered quorum. Agree entirely coopt Costa du Rels ask those four take steps necessary. After consultatio Winant Goodrich and British Embassy propose coopt also Fotich Clark deputy Finance Minister member Economic  Committee. With Pardo arriving here quorum would be possible this side. Atmosphere here extremely hopeful for League. Treasurers draft remarks paragraphs seven alinea one too pessimistic. U.S. declared willing to as in 1940 other States will follow example. Important Watterson and Rohde come here and visit from Costa du Rels  would be highly appreciated. Transfer of opium work satisfactorily arranged total credit for Princeton work 1941 ought to be 500,000 francs. Greetings HAMBRO Waldorf"      (signed) Phelan (ends) Following from Sir Cecil Kisch: This has not yet been considered by Commission.      (ends)           Selby.

Transcription: Left hand page. Cutting 1.   continental organization Stop The Spanish action rendering existence move precarious raises however the question of complete evacuation if and when possible Stop I dislike any suggestion even temporarily abandoning post at League seat, but on the whole my judgement now recommends complete transfer as best means survival.      Either complete or partial transfer, or even continuance existenence at Geneva, requires raising of Spanish  embargo. Otherwise we may become little more than a garrison for headquarters Stop Any merely general consent by Spain  to open the door could be reversed at any moment Stop Left hand page. Cutting 2.   Object of any serious negotiations should therefore be specifically for the passage of a substantial party con- sisting either of selected officials from certain Sections, or for group representing entire Secretariat Stop Request you consider (1) desirability of temporary transfer and eventually (2) which elements should be transferred (3) where headquarters should be envisaged (4) negotiations  needed with Swiss Government, Government of destination country, and Governments on route France Spain Portugal Stop Success under this heading would require very active support from Leage members Stop Our means here of negotiating are restricted Stop We must also envisage possibility that barrier to further removal technical services will may be maintaned Stop      Work involved in any substantial transfer would be heavy for Treasury and Personnel.      Above can only be bare outline of some aspects of problem but trust you can use it basis for urgent considera- tion at this meeting.  Right-hand page.   P1/9 (3)

Transcription: Left-hand page. Cutting 1. placed at his disposal, should also report for duty again in the Secretariat on the same date,  if that were agreeable to him. - On receiving this latter communication by the way, Avenol had telephoned to Jacklin sputtering with fury he was doing the most important work of his life,  that he would be engaged on it until the end of November and that he was being treated like a  Member of Section. He refused Jackin's suggest- ion that he might tell me something about it and threatened to bring the matter to the Su- pervisory Commision. - I had then remarked to Jacklin that I would be greatly relieved if I were treated by him as something so important  as a Member of Section and that while I had hoped not to have to make any report on Avenol to the Supervisory Committee, if he raised the matter, I would indulge myself for half-an-hour. _ The other letter to Kisch was written by hand.  I think the reason must have been that he dared not let his private Secretary see it. In it he said he wished only to express his heartfelt and profound admiration for the gallant fight the British were putting up; they were fighting not only for themselves, but for all of us in the  world! I have often been nauseated by Avenol in recent months, but this was the limit; it reflected I suppose the r eaction on him of the  continued British defence, but he also disclosed  Left-hand page. Cutting 2.   to Jacklin another reason by word of mouth: he told him he hoped to be made the go-between the French and British Governments. When Jacklin told me this, I laughed saying that neither one or the other would touch him: Avenol was nobody in France and a lot less than that in London. He certainly is an  incredible creature.     Right-hand page.   Sent  in code   ... to Lisbon 26/9      Lester to Hambro      Following is for your use at Supervisory Commission Stop I had intended discussing with the Commission the situa- tion of the Secretariat in Switzerland, the possibilities of work and survival here, the question of temporary transfer of all or part elsewhere. I have been rendered uneasy by the signs  of change of attitude of the Swiss Government in last two months Stop There have been certain facts and fairly clear tendency which have led me to conclusion that Swiss Govern- ment would not be displeased at Secretariat departure or liquidation Stop Appreciate Switzerland's difficulties due  to geographical position and recent events Stop Increasing volume of obstacles however render continued efficiency of technical services very doubtful and cannot shirk raising  problem of transfer Stop Communications by letter are often  slow and uncertain and telegraphic communication with Geneva  is deteriorating Stop      I have personally for more than six months favoured - and still favour - transfer from Switzerland of vital techni- cal elements, but policy pursued till first September prevented serious consideration and preparation and seemed  envisage practical liquidation this year.       The consequences of the closing of the Spanish frontier by secret order the day the Labour Office party passed through now reveals a new and worse situation.       I realize there are arguments for maintaining  official headquarters at Geneva, or somewhere in Europe,  to keep the basis for unltimate reconstruction of inter-

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Description: Avisartikel fra 1936 omhandlende Peter Frederiksen samt et brev hjem til hans mor fra Frankrig den 23. januar 1919 på Røde Kors brevpapir. || Peter Frederiksen blev født den 2. januar 1896 i Herskind i Østjylland. Han udvandrede i 1913 som 17-årig til Kasson, Minnesota, i USA. Han deltog på amerikansk side i 1. Verdenskrig fra juni 1918 og frem til krigens afslutning. Han kæmpede ved Vestfronten i Frankrig, og den 2. november 1918, under et engreb på tyske stillinger, blev han såret i højre ben af fjendtlig ild. Han måtte derefter indlægges på lazaret i flere måneder. Slaget den 2. november 1918, hvor han og hans division stormede en større by, havde store tabstal til følge. Han blev for sin indsats i 1. Verdenskrig tildelt flere udmærkelser, bl.a. to guldbånd samt purpurhjertet (Purple Heart). Purpurhjertet er en amerikansk militær udmærkelse, der uddeles til dem, som er blevet skadet eller dræbt i militær tjeneste. Peter Frederiksen drev efter krigen en farm ved Kasson, blev gift og fik fire børn. I 1936 blev han indlagt på hospitalet i Rochester med blidtarmsbetændelse, som han blev opereret for. Mens han lå på hospital fik han lungebetændelse, og dette viste sig at være dødeligt. Peter Frederiksen døde som 40-årig, og fik en militær begravelse på Evergreen kirkegård i Mantorville, Minnesota.

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