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<I>Poles played the German anthem</I> <br/> <I>for the Germans.</I>

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<I>Prime Minister Cyrankiewicz, who,</I>

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<I>like millions of Poles, had suffered</I>        <br/>        <I>in a German concentration camp,</I>

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<I>silently passes by the honorary troops</I> <br/> <I>beside the Federal Chancellor.</I>

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<I>There was a tense seriousness</I>        <br/>        <I>during the signing ceremony</I>

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<I>at the Polish</I> <I>Council of Ministers building.</I>

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<I>Willy B</I><I>randt and </I><I>Josef </I><I>Cyrankiewicz</I> <br/> <I>signed a treaty,</I>

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<I>which hopes to build a bridge</I> <br/> <I>between the two nations</I>

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<I>and initialize reconciliation.</I>

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<I>Centerpiece of the treaty:</I>

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<I>West Germany recognizes the </I><br/><I>Oder-Neisse</I> <I>line as Poland's western border.</I>

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<I>25 years later, the Federal Republic</I>

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<I>accepts the consequences of </I><br/><I>Germany's defeat in World War II.</I>

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<I>After exchanging documents,</I>

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<I>a handshake with</I>        <br/>        <I>Poland's party leader Gomulka.</I>

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<I>The Polish and Germans also thank</I>        <br/>        <I>former State Secretary Duckwitz,</I>

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<I>who prepared the treaty</I>        <br/>        <I>in the preceding months.</I>

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<I>The agreed emigration</I> <br/> <I>of Poles of German origins</I>

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<I>and the announced start</I> <br/> <I>of diplomatic relations:</I>

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<I>These successes</I> <I>will, </I><br/><I>however, not prevent</I>

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<I>the test of strength </I><br/><I>in the German Bundestag,</I>

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<I>which Brandt</I> <I>also discussed </I><br/><I>with his Polish hosts.</I>

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<I>The Warsaw Ghetto Monument</I><br/><I>in the center of the city</I>

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<I>commemorating the uprising of 1943 </I><br/><I>and the Jews murdered.</I>

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<I>Confronted with one of the darkest</I>        <br/>        <I>chapters in Germany history,</I>

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<I>the Chancellor reacted</I>        <br/>        <I>with a spontaneous gesture.</I>

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Subtitles: L. Corper et al.