After the North Atlantic Treaty meeting in Athens, the U.S. thought it had a reasonably clear go-ahead from its European allies to continue the probing talks with Moscow about Berlin. Not so. West Germany's craggy old Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, determined to prevent any deal at his country's expense, last week suddenly attacked Secretary of State Dean Rusk's negotiations with Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin in Washington. Grumped der Alte to a press conference in West Berlin: "I have not the slightest belief that any result will be achieved."
What bothered Adenauer most was the fear that Communist East Germany would win...
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