02/16/1960
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"I congratulate you for your historic contribution not only to the affairs of your own country but to those of the European community as a whole."
"It was a most valued and enjoyable opportunity to confer with you in Bonn recently."
"Through your dedication and inspiring leadership, the Federal Republic has risen out of the chaos of war to a position of influence and responsibility in the community of free nations."
"Moreover, there has been developed in Germany a government guided by the principles of democracy and motivated by a sincere desire to play a positive role in the great movement toward European coopera..."