Six Nations appeal to Netherlands

Appeal of the Six Nations Confederacy to the Netherlands to carry case to the League of Nations, undated. Source: League of Nations Archives, Geneva.

"Chief refused hearing," One Big Union Bulletin, 27 Dec. 1923

"Chief refused hearing," One Big Union Bulletin, Winnipeg, 27 Dec. 1923. Source: Library and Archives Canada, RG10, vol. 2284, file 57,149-1.

Canadian delegation to League reports to Indian Affairs, 6 Oct. 1923

George P. Graham, minister of railways and canals and head of Canadian delegation to League annual Assembly, letter to Interior Minister Charles Stewart, 6 Oct. 1923. Source: Library and Archives Canada, RG10, vol. 2284, file 57,149-1.

British government warns Netherlands not to interfere, 30 Aug. 1923

Colonial Secretary Lord Devonshire to Governor-General of Canada, 30 Aug. 1923. Source: Library and Archives Canada, RG10, vol. 2284, file 57,149-1.

Deskaheh appeals to King George V, 22 Oct. 1924

Deskaheh appeals to King George V, 22 Oct. 1924. Source: Decker papers, St. John Fisher University Archives.

Deskaheh appeals to League Council members and supporters, 29 Jan. 1924

Deskaheh appeals to League Council members and supporters, 29 Jan. 1924. Source; Decker papers, St. John Fisher University Archives.

Six Nations appeal to King of Italy, 1 Jan. 1924

Six Nations appeal to King of Italy, 1 Jan. 1924. Source: Decker papers, St. John Fisher University Archives.

Deskaheh's report to Six Nations Council, 23 Dec. 1923

Deskaheh to Chauncey Garlow, reporting results of appeal to the League of Nations, 23 Dec. 1923. Source: Decker papers, St. John Fisher University Library.

Brantford Expositor reports League has rejected Six Nations appeal, 18 Sept. 1923

Brantford Expositor report, 18 Sept. 1923. Source: George Decker papers, St. John Fisher University Archives.

League debates whether to accept 4-nation appeal as genuine, 24 Jan. 1924

F.P. Walters, League Secretariat, to Swedish foreign minister Bohemann, 24 Jan. 1924. Sweden's Mr Branting was the president of the league Coucnil at the time of this question; the debate was whether Prince Arfa of Persia, who was taking the lead on the four-nation appeal, could place an issue on the agenda without formal notice from Teheran being provided to the League. Source: League of Nations Archives, R612.

Deskaheh's appeal to League Secretary-General Sir Eric Drummond

Deskaheh to Sir Eric Drummond, undated letter. Source: League of Nations Archives, R612

 

Canada responds to Netherlands reference of the dispute to League, 25 May 1923

Under-Secretary of Stsate for External Affairs, Canada, to Secretary-General of League of Nations, 25 May 1923. Source: League of Nations Archives, R612..

 

Britain objects to wording of the issue, 6 April 1924

Lord Cadogan, Foreign Office, to League Secretary-General Sir Eric Drummond, 6 April 1924. Handwritten postscript objects to use of the word "dispute." Source: League of Nations Archives, R612 ...

Sweden (president of League Council session) considers its position, 21 Jan. 1924

Swedish foreign minister Bohemann to Captain Walters, League Secretariat, 21 Jan. 1924.

Acting Secretary-General rejects Deskaheh appeal, 14 Aug. 1923

Jospeh Avenol, Acting Secretary-General of the League, to Deskaheh, 14 Aug. 1923. Source: League Archives, R612, ...

League Secretariat writes to Mackenzie King, 26 Dec. 1923

Herbert Ames (ranking Canadian on League Secretariat) writes to Mackenzie King, 26 Dec. 1923. Source: League of Nations Archives, R612 ...

Six Nations appeal to Netherlands to take case to League

Letter from Deskaheh and David S. Hill, Six Nations Council, to Queen of the Netherlands, asking that the Netherlands put Six Nations case to the League, undated. Source: League of Nations Archives, ...

Four-nation letter asking to place Six Nations appeal on the League agenda, 23 Sept. 1923

Letter from the League delegates of Estonia, Ireland, Panama, and Persia, to the President of the Fourth (1923) Assembly of the League of Nations, 23 Sept. 1923. Source: League of Nations Archives, R612,