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...those extraordinary moments in history that seem to sum up an era. As a Soviet editor put it, "When Brezhnev steps down in Bonn, you can draw a line under World War II." Brezhnev made it clear that he believed the outlook to be sunny. During a brief earlier visit to East Berlin, he had said: "The political barometer in Europe today points more and more plainly to clear weather." At the airport, he added: "We can say that a good foundation has been created. Now it is important to build on this foundation a stable edifice of good neighborly...
...drive to the Petersberg Hotel from the airport, a few anti-Brezhnev slogans appeared. In general, the mood was calm. That may have been because the security precautions in Bonn were the most stringent in the history of the Federal Republic. At least 6,500 police and border guards patrolled the Rhine-side capital; Brezhnev's temporary residence at the refurbished Petersberg was surrounded by guards. Only three mass demonstrations were authorized by the cautious local police-one organized by the pro-Brezhnev German Communist Party (D.K.P.) and two by right-wing groups protesting the visit...
...helicopter equipped with a television camera circled over the demonstrations, ready to single out untoward disturbances. Earlier in the week, police had raided several offices of the anti-Brezhnev, Maoist-lining Communist Party of Germany (K.P.D.), in a clear signal that any planned nastiness would not be tolerated. Proceedings are under way to ban the K.P.D...
...leaders themselves were concerned, all the auguries seemed positive. In a pair of auspiciously timed interviews (Brezhnev with Stern, Brandt with Izvestia), both men radiated optimism. "I am coming with great interest and good will," Brezhnev told the German editors last week. "I am of the opinion that the Moscow Treaty has created an adequate foundation for the all-round development of relations...
Despite the warmth of Brezhnev's meeting with Brandt, the armies of East and West still face each other in Central Europe. On that front, thawing the cold war is proving to be much more difficult than freezing it. Last week, after 3½ months of diplomatic delay and more than 70 top-secret meetings, talks to reduce the level of troops in that region finally began in Vienna, but under less than propitious circumstances...