Word: boehlich
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Dates: during 1963-1963
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According to Walter Boehlich, editor-in-chief of West Germany's Suhrkamp Publishing House, the first duty of the West German government is to effect a reconciliation with Poland and Russia. It must first assure Poland that it has no designs upon the territory lost to it at the close of World War II, should Germany eventually be reunified. Secondly, it must abandon the ostrich-like policy of refusing to maintain diplomatic relations with any country which recognizes the East German government...
...Boehlich said his views represented prevailing public opinion within West Germany. They were not reflected in government policy because Adenauer's "blind anti-communism" and the undue influence of East German refugee groups, who condemn Ulbricht and refuse to recognize the division of Germany. Boehlich hopes for the eventual reunification of Germany, but declared, "A divided Germany is our reality, and we will have a united Europe only insofar as we recognize this reality...
...recent accord reached between Adenauer and De Gaulle Boehlich termed "a comedy." Discord between France and Germany belongs to the past, while present and future tensions in international relations will come from teh East...
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