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Invoking the spirit--but only some of the substance--of the Marshall Plan, West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, speaking at Harvard Commencement exercises earlier this month, called for the United States to work with Germany to help Europe on its way to a "United States of Europe...
Although Kohl did not make any broad policy announcements, as some experts had hoped, his speech was high on drama and symbolism. The audience of students and alumni--many of whom lived through World War II and the Cold War--enthusiastically applauded the chancellor's frequent references to America's role in maintaining European peace...
...diplomatic and economic muscle. Neutrality is completely out of the question, say West German officials, and they will no longer seriously consider the so-called French option: membership in the political alliance but withdrawal from its military side. Despite repeated expressions of Soviet resistance, the government of West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl is confident that Gorbachev will eventually come around. "The question of Germany's military status as a member of NATO will appear in a new light for the Soviet Union," predicts West German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher...
Ever since the Berlin Wall fell last year, Kohl has made it no secret that he wants to be the first chancellor of a united Germany...
West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl will have the platform to himself today as he addresses graduates, their parents and returning alumni...