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...Giscard d'Estaing signified the importance he puts on relations with West Germany by naming France's Ambassador to Bonn, Jean Sau-vagnargues, as his Foreign Minister. At week's end the new French President received the Federal Republic's new Chancellor, Helmut Schmidt, in Paris for their first summit. The two merely outlined strategies for coping with economic and political problems, but nonetheless the modest effort raised guarded hopes in France that the flagging European Community might be revitalized. Reaction was similar in West Germany. TIME Bonn Bureau Chief Bruce Nelan reports...
When Helmut Schmidt moved into the Chancellor's office in Bonn's Palais Schaumburg, among the handful of photographs he placed next to his desk was an autographed portrait of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. It was not a public relations gesture but rather a symbol of their warm relationship, built up over years of monetary crises and European Economic Community negotiations. As Finance Ministers for their respective governments, they developed not only a solid respect for each other's ability to carry out official duties, but also a personal friendship. Speaking to each other...
Senior German officials do not expect the personal bond between the two leaders to alter the basic views of national interest so deeply held in both countries. It is well to remember, though, that Willy Brandt and Georges Pompidou did not like and trust each other; Schmidt and Giscard do. That is a notable advantage even, or perhaps especially, when policies diverge...
Coalition Considered. Schmidt, however, is unlikely to pressure Genscher too much. The Free Democrats hold the balance of power in the Bundestag, providing 41 of the coalition's 271 votes; the opposition Christian Democrats and Christian Social Union have 225 seats...
...foreign policy, Schmidt and Genscher will undoubtedly continue Brandt's Ostpolitik, but with less fervor...