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MINISTERIALDIREKTOR KRAPF YESTERDAY EXPRESSED TO DCM HIS VIEW THAT THE TRIPARTITE DECLARATION TO BE ISSUED SHORTLY IN RESPONSE TO THE SOVIET-GDR TREA1Y, PLUS THE ACCOMPANYING GERMAN STATE­MENT MADE IN BONN, WOULD. RELIEVE MUCH OF THE PRESSURE FOR A REUNIFICATION INITIATIVE. IN HIS VIEW, THIS ACTION WOULD PROBABLY ENABLE THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT TO RELAX UNTIL AFtER THE AMERICAN ELECTIONS. . 
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HOW~VER, KRAF CONTINUED, THE AMBASSADORIAL GRUP IN WASHINGTON 
SHOULD CONTINUE ITS STUDY OF SUCH QUESTIONS AS THE POSSIBLE 

MANDATE FOR A FOUR-POWER COMMISSION. 
KRAPF WAS CAREFUL 0 POINT OUT THAT HE WAS GIVING ONLY HIS 
PERSONAL OPIN!Ol ANU THAT NO DECISIONS ON THIS SUBJECT HAD 
YET BEEN MADE BY TH~ GERMAN GOVERNMENT. HE KNEW THAT FOREI~N 
MIN I STER SCHROEDER FELT AS HE DID, .BUT CONCEDED THAT FURTHER 

ATTACKS ON THE FOREIGN MINISTER BY HIS POLITICAL ENEMIES MIGHT 
REVIVE SCHROEDER•S DESIRE FOR A REUNIFICATION INITIATIVE SOONER 
THAN MIGHT OTHERWISE BE ANTICIPATED . 
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