Word: genscher
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Washington knew all about Tabatabai, who had been educated in West Germany. West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt and Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher had begun pressing Iran to release the hostages right after the embassy was seized. Genscher had his first secret contact with Tabatabai early last year in Belgrade at President Josip Broz Tito's funeral. Tabatabai subsequently, in February and March, made several trips to Bonn, one public and ostensibly on other business, the other secret, followed by additional secret trips by other Iranian envoys. West Germany's efforts were closely coordinated with Washington...
...strong margin of victory was provided by the moderate Free Democrats, who made their best national election showing in 20 years: 10.6% of the popular vote, and 14 new seats. Many voters evidently turned to the F.D.P. out of fear of extremists in the other camps. Chairman Hans-Dietrich Genscher, who is Schmidt's Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister, said that his party would not ask for more than the four key ministries it already has. Instead, the F.D.P. planned to exert more influence in policymaking, and thus strengthen Schmidt's hand in resisting the demands of radicals...
...crucial swing role. By siding again with the Social Democrats instead of the conservatives, the Free Democrats aimed not only to block the election of Strauss, whom they regard as an extremist, but also to help Schmidt neutralize the left wing of his SPD. Said F.D.P. Chairman Hans-Dietrich Genscher: "Our mission is to ensure government from the center, not from the fringes, left or right...
...smile bravely as he was led away. The immediate reaction in South Korea, still under tight martial law, was muted. But the verdict evoked outrage in other countries. In Japan, trade unions and student organizations mounted a series of protest demonstrations. In West Germany, Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher warned of "difficult consequences" if the sentence were carried out and appealed for international pressure against it. Said U.S. Secretary of State Edmund Muskie: "We obviously have strong feelings about the extreme verdict which has been handed down...
Despite the talk of crisis in relations between the U.S. and Europe, German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher takes an optimistic view of the situation. He has held his office for six years and is head of the small but important Free Democratic Party. It is the coalition partner of Chancellor Helmut Schmidt's Social Democrats. Genscher will accompany Schmidt to Moscow on June 30 for talks with Leonid Brezhnev. In an interview with TIME Correspondent B. William Mader, Genscher outlined the German view...