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...Schmidt's greatest worry rests in holding together his own government. He faces growing criticism from leftist members of his Social Democratic Party (S.P.D.) for supporting the NATO decision to place nuclear warheads in West Germany...
...Schmidt became quite irritated at one point, when the subject of growing pacifism in Western Europe was brought up. The U.S. was no stranger to similar sentiments in the past, he pointed out forcefully, but Europe had not wavered in its allegiance to the alliance. Schmidt reminded Reagan that the U.S., unlike West Germany, no longer had a draft, and therefore was less susceptible to the youthful protests that have bedeviled Bonn...
True to their style, the Reagans were hosts at a lavish state dinner in honor of Schmidt and his wife Hannelore. Among the 102 guests: Arthur F. Burns, 77, the former chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, who was chosen by Reagan last week to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to West Germany. In his reply to Reagan's toast, Schmidt was almost embarrassingly extravagant in praising his host, referring several times to the "confidence" and "self-assuredness" generated by Reagan's inspirational leadership...
...talks produced no significant policy decisions, but both Washington and Bonn considered the first official meetings between the two leaders a success. Hoping to avoid the frosty relationship that existed between himself and Jimmy Carter, Schmidt wanted to strike a good initial rapport with Reagan-and the President obviously wanted to oblige. By all accounts, the two got along well. Said one Administration official: "There must be no surprises between us. Schmidt wants to go back and tell his people the President promised him there would be no Carteresque zigzags...
...course, much in Reagan's interest to foster a good working relationship with Schmidt. West Germany possesses the largest conventional forces in Western Europe and is the centerpiece of the Continent's defenses. Schmidt's importance to the U.S. as an ally has been enhanced by the victory of Mitterrand-still very much an unknown quantity to the Administration-and the increasing political woes of Britain's Margaret Thatcher. Finally, despite Schmidt's protestations, many in the Administration believe that a growing wave of pacifism is sweeping across Western Europe. They consider Schmidt...