Adenauer Warns Israeli Hosts:
Don't ignore German Good Will
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JERUSALEM — Former We;t
German Chancellor Konrad Ade-
nauer, making his first visit to Is-
rael, sharply warned Premier Levi
Eshkol Tuesday night that, if the
Jewish people failed to recognize
the good will of the post-war Ger-
man nation, - Nothing good can
come of it."
The visiting West German lead-
er's statement was made at a din-
ner given him by Premier Eshkol
and was in reply to a speech by
the Premier asserting that German-
Israeli relations could not be nor-
mal because of the Nazi destruc-
tion of European Jewry.
The premier told the visiting
German leader that "We have not
forgotten and we shall never for-
get the terrible holocaust in which
we lost 6,000,000 of our people..
German-Israeli relations cannot be
normal relations. The Jewish peo-
ple expects from Germany recog-
nition of the special load which
Germany is carrying from the past
in its desire to be reaccepted in
the family of nations." The pre-
mier added that the reparations
agreement which West Germany
accepted "was only symbolic and
cannot erase the tragedy which
occurred."
The annoyed visitor retorted
I past of 20 years ago during a visit
to the memorial of the Yad
Washem, the Israeli center for doc-
umentation of the Nazi holocaust.
He stood stiffly at attention as a
Cantor intoned Yizkor "for the
millions who were murdered and
burned alive in the concentration
camps."
Dr. Adenauer was not taken
into the cellar, currently under re-
pair, but only to the crypt of sou-
venirs. There, standing practically
alone in the center of a huge floor
on which are inscribed the names
of the Nazi death camps, he
of the executive council of the
Weizmann Institute, and members
of the institute's scientific council.
Hundreds of guests and newsmen
were present to witness the first
public appearance of the former
West German chancellor in the
Jewish State.
"I wish to express the desire
that people from every nation of
the world should come to see Is-
rael as an example of faith in
humanity," Dr. Adenauer stated.
"Israel, through' its strength and
power must be and deserves to
be an example to all nations in
Eban, who spoke in his dual
capacity as foreign minister and
Weizmann Institute president,
paid tribute to Dr. Adenauer as
a man who accepted and under-
stood his responsibility for the
past. "We asked ourselves:
Would all responsibility for the
catastrophe be avoided as in pre-
vious historic tragedies, or would
something be done to express the
continuing subjection of men
and nations to the dictates of
their history?" Eban stated: "Dr.
Adenauer accepted this responsi-
bility, though the facts them-
that "National Socialism killed as
many Germans as it did Jews."
He then said "I know how diffi-
cult it is for the Jewish people
to forget the past, but should
you fail to recognize - our good
In Israel for an eight-day private visit, former West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer
will, nothing good can come of
(second from right) is flanked by former Israeli Premier David Ben-Gurion during a new confer-
it." The exchange took place
during the dinner in the pre-
ence. At the left is Meir Weisgal, chairman of the Weizmann Institute of Science, and at the right is
Abba Eban, foreign minister and Institute president.
mier's residence.
Shortly before the dinner began,
the premier showed the text of his seemed to personalize modern Ger- the world. I wish her a peaceful selves are irreparable."
speech to West German Ambassa- many offering regrets for the vic- and blessed future."
Two young laboratory assistants
dor Rolf Pauls, who asked the pre- tims, of its Nazi past.
The former chancellor was intro- stood behind the former chancellor
mier to omit two particularly sharp
Television crews, mainly from duced by Dr. Goldmann, who greet-
help him into his new academic
sentences. The premier did so, but West Germany, and nearly 100 ed him in the name of the Jewish to
gown,
bearing blue and white
the rest of t'-!e speech still aroused newsmen from many countries people. "We know your attitude white stripes.
Prof. Alon Talmi
the 90-year•old visiting statesman's stood in the gallery and watched during the Nazi period and what
read the text of the award to Dr.
ire.
a deeply affected Adenauer light
you have done then and since," Adenauer: "In recognition of his
After the formal exchanges, the
a candle and deposit a wreath Dr. Goldmann said. "There has
two leaders continued a discussion on the tomb of the unknown been no one in the leadership of courageous devotion to the fur-
in the same vein. Dr. Adenauer Jewish martyr. Dr. Nahum Gold- postwar Germany who has shown therance of democratic ideals in
stressed that Israel must recog- mann, world Zionist leader, such understanding for the diffi- Germany and his support of the
growth of the Weizmann Instittite
nize the "New Germany's" good stood beside him.
culty and the significance of the and for his initiative in establish-
-will and its desire to make up to
the maximum for the crimes of
the Nazi regime.
Prior to the dinner, Dr. Ade-
nauer called on Premier Eshkol
for a talk during which he pledged
West Germany's support to the
Jewish people and Israel. The
meeting, held in the premier's of-
fice, was described as cordial and
relaxed. Both men talked infor-
mally and without a prepared
agenda..
It was reported that Dr. Ade-
nauer assured Eshkol that West
Germany would give fullest sup-
port to Israel and of his desire
that this support be extended at
all international levels. Dr. Ade-
nauer made special mention of
West German support for Israel's
efforts to attain a more effective
link with the European Common
Market than its present limited
access.
Dr. Adenauer also told the pre-
mier that, when he had been
chancellor, he regarded a recon-
ciliation between Germany and the
Jewish people as one of the major
problems facing Germany.
Premier Eshkol in turn paid
tibute to Dr. Adenauer's stand for
reparations to Israel but stressed
that reparations alone could not
atone for Nazism's crimes. It was
learned reliably that no mention
was made of the 1960 meeting in
New York City between Dr. Ade-
nauer and then-Premier David
Ben-Gurion.
Israeli officials insist that Dr.
Adenauer then pledged $500,000,-
000 in aid to Israel when repara-
tions payments were completed.
Those payments were finished this
year.
Dr. Adenauer came face to face
Wednesday with Germany's grisly
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Dr. Adenauer seemed deeply af-
fected as the citation was read,
first in Hebrew and then in Eng-
lish. The audience burst into loud
applause. Earlier, Dr. Adenauer
visited the institute and called on
Dr. Vera Weizmann, with whom
he recalled "the early days" when
she and the late president were
married in Germany.
In the afternoon, Dr. Adenauer
traveled to Jerusalem to confer
with Premier Levi Eshkol and to
be the guest at a private party at
the premier's home.
Two of the political parties
that are members of Israel's gov-
ernment coalition, Mapam and
Adhut Avodah; as well as Herut,
are boycotting the Adenauer
visit. Herut published in Mon-
day's newspapers a manifesto de-
claring that Dr. Adenauer is
"unwelcome" in Israel.
Thousands 'of pamphlets were
distributed by the Ghetto Fighters
Association, protesting the visit
and inviting Dr. Adenauer to
"leave Israel together with Wehr-
macht Officer Pauls and former
Nazi Toeroek." The names refer
to Dr. Rolf Pauls, West German
ambassador to Israel, and Dr. Alex-
ander Toeroek, the West German
embassy's top counselor in Israel.
Many West German journalists
accompanied Dr. Adenauer to
cover the visit. West German tele-
vision sent - a special crew to film
Dr. Adenauer's visit and will pre-
pare a special program for West
German television audiences.
The current issue of neo-Nazi
National-Und-Soldaten Zeitung
denounces Adenauer's "secret
treaty with Israel" and the pay-
ment in restitution funds of
"$2,000,000 from the pockets of
the German taxpayer."
The newspaper, which has been
widely and severely criticized in
West Germany tries to give the
impression that West German pay-
ments to Israel were "gratuitous
presents" and is violently opposed
to any West German aid to Israel
in the future.
At a mass meeting in Bremen
of the neo-Nazi National Demo-
cratic Party, vice chairman Adolf
Von 'Madden criticized Chancellor
Ludwig Erhard for supporting West
German aid to Israel, accused the
United States of allowing commu-
nism to triumph in Asia and as-
sailed the Social Democratic Party.
As the speech proceeded, the boo-
ing and applauding became , so
loud that the neo-Nazi could not
Throughout the visit, Dr. Ade- attempt to normalize relations be- ing of an exchange between the be heard. When fighting broke out
nauer remained silent but ex- tween the new Germany and the scientists of his country and the between the younger and older lis-
amined the marble plaques on the Jewish people."
Institute."
teners, police were called.
floor on which names of the Nazi
camps are inscribed. Those closest
to him were Sobibor and Ausch-
witz, which he studied for several
minutes. When he was presented
with a badge inscribed in Hebrew,
"Reminder," he finally spoke, say-
ing "Even without this badge, it
never could have been forgotten."
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He signed the register for visitors
and presented the Yad Washem
with a lamp.
Dr. Adenauer said Tuesday that
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