Word: brandts
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Willy Brandt...
WHEN the new Chancellor of West Germany uttered those words in his state-of-the-nation address in January, many of his friends and foes alike felt that he was indulging in wishful rhetoric. But last week, less than two months after his address, emissaries of Chancellor Willy Brandt arrived in East Berlin to work out plans for his visit to East German Premier Willi Stoph, who last month invited Brandt to come over for a talk. In three days of sessions, the East and West German officials were far from agreement on the details. Nevertheless, the talks are scheduled...
...three Orders of Fools around his neck, cajoled him into singing some spirited songs and downing a glass of champagne while three comely ladies planted kisses on his head. When the festivities were over and the gang departed, it was back to business as usual for German Chancellor Willy Brandt...
Long before Chancellor Willy Brandt began bidding for closer political ties with Communist Eastern Europe, West German Economics Minister Karl Schiller was pursuing a business Ostpolitik. Unlike Brandt's diplomacy, which is still in the negotiating stage, it has already produced a solid success. Last week in the Krupp company town of Essen, Schiller and Soviet Foreign Trade Minister Nikolai Patolichev toasted each other with Kupferberg Furst Bismarck champagne after signing what may be the biggest trade deal ever between the U.S.S.R. and a Western nation...
While Bahr attended to Ostpolitik, Brandt spent some time on Bonn's somewhat neglected Westpolitik. In a 36-hour official visit to Paris, Brandt sought to reassure French President Georges Pompidou that Bonn's initiatives toward the East would not jeopardize West European security. Though Pompidou seemed to be satisfied with Brandt's pledges, the French in general are suspicious about German intentions. Increasingly, the French press is filled with articles reflecting fears that the Germans might link up the East bloc against West Europeans. Unlikely as that may be, Brandt nonetheless must realize that his emphasis...