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...Brandt, indeed, was quick to point out that the past-specifically the murder of 6,000,000 Jews by his countrymen during the Hitler era-could never be erased, either by the Germans or the Israelis. "The sum of the suffering and of the horror cannot be removed from the consciousness of our people," he said at the airport ceremonies. "Cooperation between our two countries remains characterized by the historical and moral background of our experiences." Then, addressing Israeli Premier Golda Meir, who was dressed all in white, he added: "You extended an invitation to the representative...
...this time the song was played for a German Chancellor who had won the Nobel Peace Prize, and who wantedonly the friendship of the Jews. The symbolism of Willy Brandt's visit to Israel last week-the first by a West German Chancellor-was obvious, but almost unbearably poignant nonetheless...
Hunt's newest novel, The Berlin Ending, is about a Willy Brandt-like character-Klaus Werber, West German Foreign Minister and notorious "anti-Communist cold warrior," perhaps to be honored with the Nobel Prize and the secretary-generalship of the United Nations. The gimmick: in truth Werber is a Soviet agent...
...After a long session with West German businessmen, in which Brezhnev spoke lengthily about the opportunities for huge investments in the Soviet Union one Bonn official remarked "He was really talking about aid, not trade and paying off with raw materials." In Brezhnev's political discussions with Brandt, Berlin as always proved to be a problem. Halfway through the visit, the Russians refused to include any reference to Berlin in the joint communiqué. In response, Brandt refused to sign any statement at all. The Germans told their Russian counterparts that the use of Berlin as a pressure point...
Forget about possible talks with President Tito of Yugoslavia, Premier Andreotti of Italy or Chancellor Brandt of West Germany. Put off plans for a big auto deal with Giovanni Agnelli of Fiat...