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Unlikely as the "grand coalition" appeared, it was an unnerving thought for the Free Democrats, the splinter group in Parliament that had allied itself with the old man in the past. "We are going over there and lay it on the line," cried a Free Democrat chieftaifi. "Do they think they can negotiate with both of us at the same time?" It was an emotional meeting, but Free Democratic Party Leader Erich Mende quieted things down. He knew that neither Adenauer's C.D.U. nor the Social Democrats could swallow the idea of a coalition. Inevitably, Adenauer and Mende would...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: West Germany: Trail's End | 12/14/1962 | See Source »

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