Dr. Konrad Adenauer, former Chancellor of West Germany, said today that his policy toward Jewry and especially toward Israel had been of “great importance” to the world. Speaking at the opening session of the congress of the Christian Democratic Party, Dr. Adenauer said: “I did everything possible to establish understanding with Jewry and with Israel. I hope profoundly that the economic negotiations currently taking place between the foreign office of the Federal Republic and the Israeli delegation will reach a successful conclusion.”
Dr. Adenauer, who has resigned as chairman and will become honorary chairman of the CDP, said that successful negotiations between the two countries were important “not only for moral but also for political reasons.” “Jewry is an exceptionally mighty force in the world, ” he declared.
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