The rules of protocol being what they are, it is rare indeed for a traveler who is not a chief of government to be escorted to an airport by a President—and then find a chancellor waiting for him at the airport when he arrives at his destination. This unique experience fell to Secretary of State John Foster Dulles at week's end, on an expedition to Bonn and London to discuss the Middle East with 1) West Germany's Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, 2) Britain's Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, and 3) Baghdad Pact prime ministers.
In a gesture of appreciation for a hard week's work,...
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