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Diary 8: May - December 1940

Item 95

Transcription: Left page 10/8 Jacklin saw Avenol and came away again convinced all wd now go quietly. A. said to fix up his pension for 31/8. He wd accept 60 fr. a day afterwards for "technical" work. Don't mind the money if he gives no trouble. Tea with Miss Lever Right page 9/8/40 Miss Lever 'phoned early - asking news Elsie - mere excuse. She rang later asked me tea Perle du Lac. Foolishly thought she might be prepared listen advice, friendly. But she talked as though I were from the moon. Denounced the "stories" about A. "that he was trying sell the League" "that he had been ordered by Vichy to resign", etc. "But," said I, "you & I know the facts." "The facts were stated in Avenol's letter," she replied. It was untrue he had resigned because of Vichy's order. I said that the last time I saw A. (6th July) he announced to a Directors' meeting that he wd not & could not resign; the next I knew was his resignation, 3 days after the Vichy decision. But it didn't matter. What mattered was the future. Explained my position & said if A. succeeded in getting me out he wd be doing me a favour - so I had nothing to lose. But I won't be easily pushed. Let him go out quietly. The future was not his. She would best serve her man by so advising him. She dropped some anti- British stuff, not so crude as to others. Said I shd be prudent; that I was misinformed, etc. Waste of time & perhaps harmful to see her.

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Diary 8: May - December 1940

Item 94

Transcription: Left page maintenance. He discussed all the budgetary difficulties and problems and said that certainly a very big proportion of States could or would pay nothing, that others were willing to pay at least the same as this year and that others would, not be prepared to pay as much though wishing the League Secretariat to survive. The problem of a meeting of the Supervisory Committee naturally came into it. Hambro had wanted the meeting first in America, alternatively in Lisbon; Avenol flatly refuses to move from Geneva and says it cannot be held without him. Says also while he will finish drawing salary and will realize his pension rights at the end of August, he will continue as Secretary-General (!) until Supervisory Committee meets. Continues extremely busy with his financial plans and the preparation of his report. Jacklin is now as thoroughly convinced of his evil intentions as I have been all along 6 weeks. One of the results of our conversation at luncheon is that Phelan who is going by private car with Mortished, has postponed his journey for a few days and we have secured the co-option of Costa du Rels, President of the Council, on the Supervisory Committee. Fortunately his country is in good financial standing with the Treasury, but of course two Latin-American Members on the Supervisory Committee may later cause difficulties. Right page 8/8/40 A. [Avenol] now trying out idea of transfer of L/N funds from U.S. to the Bank of International Settlements at Basle, having been met by Jacklin with financial difficulties about the Swiss Central bank. Sending Charron to Berne on mission in connection with it, although Jacklin's job and not Charron's. Proposal to Hambro coopting also Costa du Rels, Pres. of Council, on Super. C'tee.

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Diary 8: May - December 1940

Item 101

Transcription: P1/8 (13) Befo ng, he said he would raise a last question, and that was the further suppressions which were contemplated in the staff of the Secretariat. His Government were most anxious that the services of the Secretariat should, as far as possible, be maintained even if in a reduced form, and that, in general, the United Kingdom Government did not feel very happy about the more heavy reductions taking place. He asked the Secretary-General how many persons he intended to dismiss. The Secretary-General said about one hundred. If one adds to that figure those whose transfer to the I.L.O. is envisaged, that would leave him with a very reduced staff to attend to the remaining non-technical activities which were still going on. Mr. Kelly referred to the British staff still on the Secretariat, stating that he was much concerned as to their fate. The Secretary-General said that he did not think it impossible for them to regain their country since in a few days certain means of communication would be available. Mr. Kelly said that if the British staff lost their international status before their safe departure becomes possible, it would be impossible for them to avoid hardship as the only protection, i.e., the status of international officials and the immunities resulting therefrom, would disappear, and they would thus rim all sorts of risks. The Secretary-General said that the Swiss authorities and he himself would, of course, do all in their power to help in the circumstances, and in view of the particular position in which the British were placed, the best thing would be for them to be in their own country as soon as possible, especially as they seemed to be in a state of marked alarm. Mr. Kelly wondered whether the British were more scared than any others. Mr. Livingston said that he knew that Mr. Loveday had been feeling "uneasy" for some time past. Towards the end of the conversation, Mr. Kelly asked the Secretary-General if, in case of a transfer of the technical services to Princeton, the League's budget would contribute.

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Poesiealbum von Emilie Gerlitz

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Transcription: Düsseldorf, den 18.9.1915. Tu' Du redlich nur das Deine, Tu's in Schweigen und Vertrau'n rüste Balken, haue Steine, Gott, der Herr, wird weiter bau'n. Zur freundl. Erinnerung an Deine Mitschülerin Dora Palitzsch.

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Schreiben von Emilie Göler an die Großherzogin Luise; Eltern holten ihre Kinder ab; Hoffnung darauf | den Schulbetrieb im Januar wieder aufzunehmen

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Description: Hierarchie: Großherzogliches Familienarchiv (Eigentum des Hauses Baden) und Markgräfliches/Großherzogliches Familienarchiv: Nachträge >> Einzelne Angehörige des Hauses Baden >> [13 A] Luise Großherzogin von Baden (1838-1923) >> Familie, Hof, Regierung >> Erziehung, Schulen >> Victoria-Schule und -Pensionat >> Berichtserien >> Emilie Göler von Ravensburg [?-?, Oberin des Viktoria-Pensionats Karlsruhe und der Filiale Baden-Baden 1917-1920/1923]

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