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...Iranian minister stood at bay, staring down the muzzle of a gas pistol. The cold-eyed German behind the gun worked quickly and methodically. A spy caught in the act? A would-be assassin? No. All Hermann Reissmeier wanted was to smash a dozen windowpanes and thus "collect" an outstanding debt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: West Germany: Deadbeat Diplomacy | 10/4/1963 | See Source »

...Reissmeier's invasion of the Iranian embassy last week was the latest incident in a private cold war between the citizens of Bonn and the West German capital's deadbeat diplomats. Reissmeier claimed the Iranians owed him $50 for his work in the embassy gardens. The Iranians took refuge in diplomatic immunity, and since Gardener Reissmeier could not collect legally, he took revenge in shattered glass...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: West Germany: Deadbeat Diplomacy | 10/4/1963 | See Source »

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