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Moderated by John B. Schoolland; 00:00 Schoolland introduces the panel and panelists; 02:00 Horst Osterheld begins his discussion; 02:37 Osterheld first talks about the reunification of Germany. He talks about friends and relatives that live in the eastern part of Germany; 04:06 Osterheld talks about the number of refugees from East Germany to West Germany. He continues to talk about the standard of living and land that is given up by West Germans every time an East German crosses the border; 06:32 Osterheld also talks about how Germany must become a loyal alliance member of the Western world and NATO. He continues to talk about stipulations of a proposed peace treaty; 11:40 Osterheld talks about characteristics of the peace treaty; 14:30 Osterheld mentions that Berlin is the best city for refugees because of its manufacturing capabilities and location of the city; 22:26 Osterheld talks about another proposal that involved relocating the United Nations headquarters to Berlin; 31:35 Schoolland thanks Osterheld and asks Sidney Giffen to begin his discussion; 32:40 Giffen brings up two points regarding the crisis in Germany. First, he talks about a problem of force and fortitude regarding Berlin in East Germany; 36:46 Giffen talks about his second point regarding Russian control. He says the Russians stated they would make Berlin a free city; 38:20 Giffen talks about the combination of political and military factors in the situation; 45:29 David Ketel begins his discussion. He talks about his experience when talking about the German crisis with another colleague in Washington. He continues to say that the Russians need to be watched over in East Germany; 48:24 Ketel talks about the differences between the educational experience of students in America versus communist countries. He mentions that the ability to have free thought and question things in America is great, but that freedom comes at a cost; 49:56 Leslie Glass begins his discussion. He mentions that he agrees with the other panelists’ viewpoints regarding NATO. He continues to add a British point of view to the conversation; 51:32 Glass states that Britain absolutely wants to protect Berlin and West Germany and Britain is not making any concessions to the Russians; 55:00 Glass mentions that the true leader of the West is America. He continues to talk about [Mr. Macmillan?] and his diplomatic trip in Russia; 01:01:00 Glass talks about some of the negotiations with the Russians. He hopes to be able to reduce tensions without concessions; 01:02:55 Pierre Landy begins his discussion about the Berlin crisis; 01:04:37 Landy mentions that he had lunch with the Russians where Nikita Khrushchev stated Russia can’t stand Berlin and that there is a class struggle in Berlin; 01:06:00 Landy talks about why France is so supportive of the situation in Germany after the Germans treated France so terribly during World War II; 01:13:16 Schoolland thanks the speakers and the panelists clarify some of their statements; 01:14:53 Audience member asks two questions about the Russians blocking Berlin and why have the Russians proposed an altitude limitation; 01:19:19 Audience member asks if there is a possibility that Khrushchev built the Berlin Wall to distract us from the Middle East; 01:19:41 Audience member asks if war is still a possibility in Germany; 01:20:20 Audience member asks if there is a possibility that Russians will pull out of East Berlin; 01:23:30 Audience member asks about the negotiations between the Russians and the allies. He also asks if anything the Russians conceded to would be a gain to them; 01:24:57 Audience members asks Landy for a prediction regarding the arms race; 01:28:15 Schoolland ends the discussion.
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