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<i>The resignation was bitter</i>
<i>and cast in a questionable light.</i>

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GUILLAUME CASE
GDR SPY IN CHANCELLERY

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<i>The SPD's reaction</i>
<i>to Willy Brandt's decision</i>

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<i>was related by a man</i>

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<i>with an intransparent role in Brandt's</i>
<i>resignation: Herbert Wehner.</i>

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I've...

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told the faction

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that it would probably understand

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and... I won't speak for others,

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that my feelings were divided...

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as pain and respect
grapple with each other.

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Pain about the event and respect
for Willy Brandt's decision.

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Willy Brandt creates solidarity!

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<i>A group that was partly responsible</i>

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<i>for the SPD's loss of popularity</i>
<i>joined in a chorus of pity and regret:</i>

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<i>the Young Socialists.</i>

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Only with Willy Brandt as leader
of the SPD will the party be able

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to cohesively oppose
the CDU-CSU scaremongers.

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So Willy Brandt
must remain party leader.

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<i>Farewell to the junior partner.</i>

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<i>Willy Brandt and Walter Scheel</i>
<i>were also on good personal terms.</i>

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<i>He shook the hands</i>
<i>of his cabinet colleagues</i>

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<i>with varying grades of strength.</i>

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<i>Some of the ministers,</i>
<i>to whom FRG President Heinemann</i>

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<i>handed their discharge papers,</i>

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<i>realized they would not survive</i>
<i>the change of chancellor politically.</i>

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<i>Willy Brandt will remain party leader.</i>

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<i>He suggested his successor</i>
<i>as chancellor: Helmut Schmidt.</i>

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<i>A crisis manager</i>
<i>and chancellor-in-waiting,</i>

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<i>who had been waiting</i>
<i>for his chance for years.</i>

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Copyright © 2012 TITELBILD, Berlin
Subtitles: L. Corper et al.