Word: bonne
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Compared with Leonid Brezhnev, Ronald Reagan travels tourist class. The Soviet leader's 110-man entourage (the largest official delegation ever to accompany a visiting foreign leader to Bonn) included high Soviet government officials, interpreters, typists, 40 security men (five of them generals), 27 communications men, three doctors, a nurse, two waiters, a chambermaid, a cook and a barber...
Brezhnev stayed at the Schloss Gymnich, a moated, 17th century mansion, 30 miles south of Bonn, used by the West German government to house visiting dignitaries. A barber's chair was rented and installed at Soviet insistence. The Soviets also asked for a scale and an electric fan. Because Brezhnev sleeps in a sitting position, dozens of pillows were brought from Moscow. To make Brezhnev feel at home, the Soviets installed call buttons stamped with the hammer and sickle...
...West Germans demanded that a number of Afghan, Turkish and East European exiles living in the country report to the police twice a day. Failure to comply would have meant a one-year prison sentence. Most of the names on the list were supplied by the Soviet embassy in Bonn...
...West Germans were also anxious that the ailing Brezhnev might be stricken during his visit to Bonn. At times, such as on his arrival, Brezhnev's jaw hung slackly, and he breathed heavily. His hosts say that the Soviet leader was suffering from a recurring affliction of the trigeminus, the nerve controlling the lower jaw. Knowledgeable West German sources believe that Brezhnev receives regular injections to correct his condition. He often spoke clearly, although he tired after discussions with Schmidt went on for about 90 minutes. Brezhnev would retire, usually with a doctor, to an adjoining room...
...days before Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev flew to Bonn last week for talks with West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, officials of Ruhrgas A.G., the major West German natural-gas company, gave a boost to the meeting by signing a 25-year agreement for the annual purchase of 10.5 billion cubic meters of Soviet...