It was all very polite. "Highly esteemed President," wrote East German Boss Wilhelm Pieck last week to spry old Theodor Heuss of West Germany, "I approach you at a time of great import ... I propose ... a meeting to discuss how the road can be smoothed for the convening of all-German consultations to bring about the peaceful reunification of Germany . . ."
Far from smoothing the road, of course, Moscow's orders to Stooge Pieck were to roll huge stones in the way, unless the West accepted the East's unacceptable terms. President...
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