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IT IB OUR ESTIMATE THAT GERMAN GOVT WOULD WELCOME AN EFFORT TO
BALANCE PROBABLE DECISIONS OF DEC MEETING CONCERNING STOCKPILING
OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN NATO COUNTRIES WITH REASSERTION OF DEEP
CONCERN TO FIND SATISFACTORY PEACEFUL SOLUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL
PROBLEMS AMD TO MAKE PROGRESS ON MEASURES FOR DISARMAMENT.
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WHICH THE NATO COUNCIL WILL PROBABLY TAKE.SUCH CRITICISM WILL
INEVITABLY FIND A SYMPATHETIC RESPONSE BEYOND THE RANKS OF THE
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A MEASURE OF REASSURANCE TO THOSE MANY GERMANS WHO ARE
UNCOMFORTABLY AWARE OF THE EXPOSEDsFRONT-LINE SITUATION OF THIS
COUNTRY.
3eTHE FEDERAL GOVT WOULD ALSO WISH TO DIMINISH THE GROWTH OF
ANXIETY IN THE EASTERN EUROPEAN SATELLITE LANDS WHICH KNOWLEDGE OF
THE STORING OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS ON GERMAN SOIL ANB POTENTIALLY
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