Word: bonnes
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...fact, the Allied High Commission, composed of French, British and American Commissioners, has, according to Conant, "been in the process of dissolving for two years, that is, since the E.D.C. Treaty and the Bonn Conventions were signed. Most of the functions of the occupying powers have long since been transferred to the government of the German Federal Republic...
This adoption of the title of ambassador before the actual duties change seems to have been an important psychological factor in creating amity between the American and German governments. German newspapers immediately began to refer to "Ambassador Conant" and communiques from the Bonn government are now addressed similarly. This change is typical of many actions which have evidently caused the Germans to think of the United States as an allied rather than an occupying power...
Ambassador Conant indicated that, in this connection, Berlin represented a special situation. "Even after the Federal Republic becomes a sovereign nation and is making its military contribution to the defense of Europe, Berlin will remain a responsibility of the three western allies. The American ambassador in Bonn would have the same special responsibilities in Berlin as hitherto, and this would continue until Germany is reunified and Berlin once again becomes the capitol of a free and united Germany...
With this preparation he noted that "there is a remarkable similarity between what have been my tasks here at Bonn and my work as president of Harvard. In both cases, I am an administrative officer responsible for a considerable budget and a large personnel, and any administrative officer, whether in academic work or in a diplomatic mission, is dealing with human problems. Furthermore, in both cases I was operating in full view of the public, and what went on in the institutions was always subject to reporting and comment in the press...
Conant pointed out that he has had to adapt himself, however, to two distinct changes. The greater of these is that in Bonn the important events come much more rapidly and the questions have to be answered much more quickly. "The pace perhaps is about five times as fast...