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...East German government quickly declared that Stoph "had nothing to do with the actions" of the Berg family. Western publicity concerning the defection, said the official East German press agency, was an attempt to poison relations between the two Germanys. Officials in Bonn were equally disturbed by the attention the West German press gave the Berg incident. In an effort to avoid further embarrassing the East Germans, the government of Chancellor Helmut Kohl briefly suspended any pronouncements on the matter. After spending six days in the Prague embassy, the Berg family returned late last week to East Germany...
...increasingly important preoccupation on both sides of the border at a time when relations between Washington and Moscow have worsened. East Germany has sharply hiked the number of exit permits, to about 3,000 monthly, that it allows to citizens who desire to move to the West. In return, Bonn has taken the unusual step of warning East
...interests," asked a British official, "when we British, the Germans and Italians have just deployed U.S. medium-range missiles in the face of much domestic opposition?" The Paris daily Le Monde noted that French, British and Italian troops are serving beside U.S. Marines in Beirut. Not to mention, said Bonn offi cials, the broad allied support for U.S. policy in southern Africa and Central America. Eagleburger, however, is not finished. He is preparing to give a major speech on the subject in March...
Then Wörner admitted that his decision to retire Kiessling had been influenced by "personal differences" between Kiessling, a Deputy Commander of NATO, and the organization's Supreme Commander, U.S. General Bernard Rogers. Desperate to bolster his case, Wörner invited to Bonn a Swiss homosexual actor who claimed to have evidence of misconduct by Kiessling. The "evidence" was unpersuasive. Moreover, the Defense Minister's methods of supporting his accusations seemed both unsavory and absurd. There were rumors that he would have to resign...
...fuel for 60% of its energy supplies. The country has 15 reactors in operation and twelve under construction. German nuclear plants are unusually well designed and efficient. Between 1975 and 1982 they operated at about 82% of their capacity, compared with an average of 64% in the U.S. The Bonn government predicts that atomic power will provide 17% of West Germany's total energy needs by 1995, up from 6% today...