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...getting kegs of free beer from the celebrities they spot in ringside seats below them. If no beer is forthcoming, the haylofters boo their target unmercifully, indulging in a "cult of disrespectfulness" that is half the fun of the Six Days. When West German Defense Minister Kai-Uwe von Hassel appeared one night, he was roundly booed. But when he donned a crash helmet and bravely mounted a racing bike, the crowd went wild...
...Germany, while concerned with NATO's future, of course, seems far more interested in the multilateral force as a vehicle for gaining her own nuclear bargaining power. West German defense minister Von Hassel has openly talked of persuading the American "partner" to give up any kind of special veto power as soon as the MLF becomes a military reality. As plans stand now, the Germans would pay 40% of the costs of MLF, not too high a price for a golden opportunity to gain some nuclear independence. In the Age of the Test Ban Treaty (by which, as a signatory...
...West Germany, where oh-so-korrekt businessmen and politicians are apt to bridle at such high-powered and flashy salesmanship from outsiders. In recent weeks, Lockheed has not only lost a multimillion dollar contract it hoped to get, but has so infuriated German Defense Minister Kai-Uwe von Hassel that he shelved an order that Lockheed had already won. Said Von Hassel: "Those Lockheed guys will not get into my office any more...
...decided to order 110 Transalls, Lockheed nevertheless set up a special sales command post in Bonn and prevailed on a majority of the members of the Bundestag defense committee to vote against granting Transall funds and to call for a flying competition between the Transall and the Hercules. Von Hassel exploded. He denounced Lockheed for "deliberately operating with false figures and data," prodded the Bundestag committee into reversing itself and approving the funds for the Transall and, for good measure, pointedly postponed a $70 million order for 33 Lockheed F-104 trainers. Still boiling, Von Hassel also demanded that Lockheed...
...testimony poured forth, the outcry from West Germany's press and public forced Defense Minister Uwe von Hassel to promise a "reexamination" of Gehlen's organization, and reportedly Gehlen will retire soon. Von Hassel added lamely: "There will always be cases of infiltration in any intelligence service." But the Gehlen group must have set a record of sorts. At one point, testified Felfe, his Russian bosses urged him to get a transfer because there already was a surplus of Soviet agents in his department. Shortly before their arrest, added Felfe, he and Clemens received letters of commendation...