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# Article for World Cup 2006 Brochure

by Henry A. Kissinger

In 1944, I came back to Germany with the 84th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army near Geilenkirchen. As an ordinary soldier, I witnessed the collapse of the Third Reich as my unit moved across northern Germany, and I stayed for two years with the army of occupation.

I mention these events because they frame Germany's achievement over the past fifty years. When the war ended, the country was in ruins. Cities were destroyed to an extent unimaginable to today's generation; in many quarters of the major cities, literally not a house was standing. There was a critical food shortage. Postal and telephone service had broken down. Central authority had collapsed. In the eyes of the world,

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Germany was not only an economic shambles; it was morally isolated in a
world still traumatized by the wartime experience.

For me, this is the base line against which the current German
achievement must be measured. It required exceptional moral courage
even to start reconstruction. But with extraordinary tenacity, dedication,
and moral commitment, Germany launched itself on the road to
rebuilding and reform. Without central institutions for four years and no
immediate access to world markets, it reinvented itself politically and
economically. In 1947, currency reform unleashed market economics.

By 1949, the three Western zones of occupation had merged into a single
unit headed by Chancellor Konrad Adenauer. To achieve this, Germany
had to brave the Soviet blockade of Berlin in strong alliance with the

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United States and other Western powers. It had to traverse the domestic
and international debate regarding the creation of the Atlantic Alliance.

In the early 1950s, the Adenauer government made a heroic
decision. Faced with an ambiguous offer from Stalin to neutralize the
country in return for unification, Adenauer and his colleagues rejected the
temptations of returning to Germany's historic national policy. They
affirmed the priority of reliability and ties to the West. As the Cold War
division of Germany stretched into decades, the Federal Republic
emphasized both its Atlantic and European vocations. It sought security
from Soviet military pressures by supporting American leadership in the
Atlantic Alliance, and it strove for legitimacy vis-à-vis the East German
Soviet satellite by close ties with France on European integration. A few
decades after the end of the war, the Federal Republic emerged as the

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strongest military and economic power in Europe and as a key building
block of Atlantic solidarity. These relationships were forged ever deeper
through two Berlin crises and the common experience in helping bring
about the unification of Germany after the collapse of Communism in
1989.

Three basic trends are emerging as a unified Germany becomes
less dependent on the United States for security and on France for
legitimacy:

* A more significant role for Germany is becoming evident within both the Atlantic Alliance and European institutions.

* Germany will always value its links to the United States. In that sense, it provides a balance between European institutions and Atlantic partnership.

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* As Germany's relative role grows, and as Russia recovers, there will emerge opportunities for closer Russo-German ties.

These tendencies will be supported across a broad spectrum. Not only did the younger generation of Germans not experience the postwar trauma but the former Communist third of Germany did not participate in the democratic experience until the last decade of the twentieth century.

Thus a new kind of national identity is developing, not based on military power but resistant to discrimination and striving for a political influence for Germany commensurate with its economic and strategic potential.

These trends are a healthy culmination of German recovery. And they define the significant role played by Germany in a unifying Europe and as a member of the Atlantic partnership.

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Visitors to the World Cup in 2006, which—unlike the last time Germany hosted in 1974—will be held in a unified country, will thus encounter a dynamic Germany. Having observed the country's evolution my entire life and especially closely since the end of the war, I am aware of the important role football has played. As a passionately pursued sport, it has an inevitably unifying impact on the national consciousness (in national-level play, though not at *Bundesliga* games). Even in that first postwar winter of food shortages, the traditional clubs began to activate their established competitions and thereby provided a sense that society still existed even as political structures had collapsed. Over the years, I have visited my hometown of Fürth several times and witnessed the reemergence of my home team, Spvg Fürth, to which, by the inscrutable workings of fandom, I had remained attached through all

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vicissitudes of history. German football immediately after the war was
backward by modern professional standards, being largely based on
prewar amateur technique; that nevertheless did not diminish my
enthusiasm—especially as it produced more goals than today's style.

By 1954, football had made a great contribution to German pride
when the national team won the world championship against Hungary,
which had heretofore been considered unbeatable. In 1974, Germany
hosted, and won, the World Cup in a marvelously efficient manner in a
still divided country.

German teams have been at the forefront of the international
competitions, both on club and national levels, having won three World
Cups and placing second three times. In 2006, the national team of a
unified Germany will be playing in a World Cup for the first time on native

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soil before a committed public. It will be an extraordinary symbol of a
country that has rebuilt itself in all dimensions and can proudly
demonstrate its achievements to the world.

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I came back to Germany in 1944 with the 84th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army near Geilenkirchen. I then witnessed the collapse of the Third Reich from the vantage point of an ordinary soldier as my unit moved across northern Germany. It occupied Hannover and Salzwedel and met the Soviet armies on the Elbe. I finally wound up for two years with the army of occupation in southern Germany, first in Bensheim, then in Oberammergau.

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There was a critical food shortage. Postal and telephone service had broken down. Central authority had collapsed. In the eyes of the world, Germany was not only an economic shambles; it was morally isolated in a world still traumatized by the wartime experience.

For me, this is the base line against which the current German achievement must be measured. It required exceptional moral courage even to start reconstruction. But with extraordinary tenacity, dedication, and moral commitment, Germany launched itself on the road to reform. Without central institutions for four years and no immediate access to world markets, it reinvented itself politically and economically. In 1947, currency reform unleashed market economics. By 1949, the three Western zones of occupation had merged into a single unit headed by

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Chancellor Konrad Adenauer. To achieve this, Germany had to brave the Soviet blockade of Berlin in strong alliance with the United States and other Western powers. It had to traverse the domestic and international debate regarding the creation of the Atlantic Alliance.

In the early 1950s, the Adenauer government made a heroic decision. Faced with an ambiguous offer from Stalin to unify the country in return for unification, Adenauer and his colleagues rejected the temptations of returning to Germany's historic national policy. They affirmed the priority of reliability and ties to the West. As the Cold War division of Germany stretched into decades, the Federal Republic emphasized both its Atlantic and European vocations. It sought security from Soviet military pressures by supporting American leadership in the Atlantic Alliance, and it strove for legitimacy vis-à-vis the East German

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Soviet satellite by accepting French political leadership on European integration. Closely associated with the United States within NATO and to France within Europe, the Federal Republic emerged a few decades after its unconditional surrender as the strongest military and economic power in Europe and as a key building block of Atlantic solidarity. These relationships were forged ever deeper through two Berlin crises and the common experience in helping bring about the unification of Germany after the collapse of Communism in 1989.

* A more significant role for Germany [is becoming evident] within

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both the Atlantic Alliance and European institutions. Gradually Germany
may well seek for itself the role within Europe that France insists Europe
should play within the Atlantic Alliance.

These tendencies will be supported across a broad spectrum. Not only did the younger generation of Germans not experience the postwar trauma—not to speak of the Nazi one—but the former Communist third of Germany did not participate in the democratic experience until the last decade of the twentieth century. Thus a new kind of national identity is

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likely to develop, not militarily aggressive but resistant to discrimination
based on a past which the vast majority of Germans never knew and
insistent on political influence for Germany commensurate with its
economic and strategic potential. These trends are a healthy culmination
of German recovery. And they define the significant role played by
Germany in a unifying Europe and as a member of the Atlantic
partnership.

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[Y]

(in national-level play, though not at *Bundesliga* games). Even in that first postwar winter of food shortages, the traditional clubs began to activate their established competitions and thereby provided a sense that society still existed even as political structures had collapsed. Over the years, I have visited my hometown of Fürth several times and witnessed the reemergence of my home team, Spvg Fürth, to which, by the inscrutable workings of fandom, I had remained attached through all vicissitudes of history. German football immediately after the war was backward by modern professional standards, being largely based on prewar amateur technique; that nevertheless did not diminish my enthusiasm—especially as it produced more goals than today's style.

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German teams have been at the forefront of the international
competitions, both on club and national levels, having won three World
Cups and placing second three times. In 2006, the national team of a
unified Germany will be playing in a World Cup for the first time on native
soil before a committed public. It will be an extraordinary symbol of a
country that has rebuilt itself in all dimensions and can proudly
demonstrate its achievements to the world.

1109 WORDS

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WC 2006 ARTICLE

I mention these events because they frame [Germany's] achievement [over] the past fifty years. When the war ended, [the country] was in ruins. Cities were destroyed to an extent unimaginable

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to [today's] generation; in many quarters of the major cities, literally [not at] house was standing. There was a [critical] food shortage. Postal and telephone service had broken down. Central authority had collapsed. In the eyes of the world, Germany was not only an economic [shambles]; it was morally isolated in a world still traumatized by the wartime experience, with [the] Nazis.

For me, this is the base line against which the current German achievement must be measured. It required [exceptional] moral courage even to start reconstruction. But with extraordinary tenacity, dedication, and moral commitment, Germany launched itself on the road to reform. Without central institutions for four years and no immediate access to world markets, [it] reinvented itself politically and economically. In 1947, currency reform unleashed market economics. By 1949, the three

Western zones of occupation had merged into a single unit headed by Chancellor Konrad Adenauer. To achieve this, Germany had to brave the Soviet blockade of Berlin in strong alliance with the United States and other Western powers. It had to traverse the domestic and international debate regarding the creation of the Atlantic Alliance.

In the early 1950s, the Adenauer government made a heroic decision. Faced with an ambiguous offer [from] Stalin to unify the country in return for unification, Adenauer and his colleagues rejected the temptations of returning to Germany's historic national policy. They affirmed the priority of reliability and ties to the West. As the Cold War division of Germany stretched into decades, the Federal Republic emphasized both its Atlantic and European vocations. It sought security from Soviet military pressures by supporting American leadership

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German Soviet satellite by accepting French political leadership on

*European integration. Playing secondiddle to the United States within*

Unification has brought about an alteration in the Cold War pattern.

The political balance within Europe and NATO basically changed.

Germany's willingness to accept a subordinate status in NATO as well as

in Europe has diminished. As Russian recovery gains momentum, the

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opportunity closer
there will emerge temptations for a special Russo-German rapprochement
based on the Bismarckian tradition that the two countries prospered when
they were close and suffered when they were in conflict.

be supported even as a broad-spectrum
These tendencies will not be confined to the governing parties. Not
only did the younger generation of Germans not experience the postwar
trauma—not to speak of the Nazi one—but the former Communist third of
Germany did not participate in the democratic experience until the last
decade of the twentieth century. Thus a new kind of nationalism is likely
to develop, not militarily aggressive but resistant to discrimination based
on a past which the vast majority of Germans never knew and insistent
on political influence for Germany commensurate with its economic and
sharply
military potential.

But there trends are a healthy
rehabilitation of Berlin recovery
and they define the situation role played
by Berliners in a unifying Europe
and as a member of the Atlantic
partnership.

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But it has also evoked a dedicated and extraordinary effort to turn Berlin into a [vital] capital for a united Germany and, in many ways, of a united Germany (?).

Visitors to the World Cup in 2006, which [-] unlike the last time Germany hosted in 1974 -| will be held in a unified country, will thus encounter a dynamic Germany. Having observed the [country's] evolution my [entire] life and especially [closely] since the end of the war, [I am aware of the] important role football has played. As a passionately pursued sport, it has an inevitably unifying impact on the national consciousness ([in] national[-level play], not at league-games). Even in that first [winter] of food shortages, the traditional clubs began to [activate] their established competitions and thereby provided a sense that society still existed even as political structures had collapsed. [while

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Over the years I spent in southern Germany, I took the opportunity to visit my hometown of Fürth several times and witnessed the reemergence of my home team, Spvg Fürth, to which, by the inscrutable workings of fandom, I had remained attached through all vicissitudes of history. The football team was backward by modern professional standards, of those early years was back in the game, but being largely based on prewar amateur [technique]; that [nevertheless] did not diminish my enthusiasm—especially as it produced more goals than [today's] style.

By 1954, football [had] made a great contribution to German pride when the national team won the world championship against Hungary, which had heretofore been considered unbeatable. In 1974, Germany hosted, and won, the World Cup in a marvelously efficient manner in a still divided country.

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German teams have been at the forefront of the international
competitions, both on club and national levels, having won three World
Cups and placing second three times. [In 2006, the national team of a
unified Germany] will be playing in a World Cup for the first time [on
native soil] before a committed public. It will be an extraordinary symbol
of a country that has rebuilt itself in all dimensions and can proudly
demonstrate its achievements to the world.

1109 WORDS

6/23/03

WC 2006 ARTICLE

to [today's] generation; in many quarters of the major cities, literally [not a] house was standing. There was a [critical] food shortage. Postal and telephone service had broken down. Central authority had collapsed. In the eyes of the world, Germany was not only an economic [shambles]; it was morally isolated in a world still traumatized by the wartime experience with [the] Nazis.

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In the early 1950s, the Adenauer government made a heroic decision. Faced with an ambiguous offer [from] Stalin to unify the country in return for __________, Adenauer and his colleagues rejected the temptations of returning to Germany's historic national policy. They affirmed the priority of reliability and ties to the West. As the Cold War division of Germany stretched into decades, the Federal Republic emphasized both its Atlantic and European vocations. It sought security from Soviet military pressures by supporting American leadership

European integration. Playing second fiddle to the United States within

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traditional temptation of special German relations with Russia has
reappeared.

Three basic trends are likely to emerge as Germany becomes less
dependent on the United States for security and on France for legitimacy:

* A greater assertiveness will become evident within both the Atlantic Alliance and European institutions. Gradually Germany may well seek for itself the role within Europe that France insists Europe should play within the Atlantic Alliance.

* Germany will always be far less prepared to put at risk its links to the United States than is provided for by French prescriptions for Atlantic relations. In that sense, it provides a limit to the implementation of French rhetoric.

* As Germany's relative role and power grow, and as Russia recovers,

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These tendencies will not be confined to the governing parties. Not
only did the younger generation of Germans not experience the postwar
trauma—not to speak of the Nazi one—but the former Communist third of
Germany did not participate in the democratic experience until the last
decade of the twentieth century. Thus a new kind of nationalism is likely
to develop, not militarily aggressive but resistant to discrimination based
on a past which the vast majority of Germans never knew and insistent
on political influence for Germany commensurate with its economic and
military potential.

7

Visitors to the World Cup in 2006, which [- unlike the last time
Germany hosted in 1974 -] will be held in a unified country, will thus
encounter a dynamic Germany. Having observed the [country's]
evolution my [entire] life and especially [closely] since the end of the
war, [I am aware of the] important role football has played. As a
passionately pursued sport, it has an inevitably unifying impact on the
national consciousness ([in] national[-level play], not at league games).
Even in that first winter of food shortages, the traditional clubs began to
[activate] their established competitions and thereby provided a sense
that society still existed even as political structures had collapsed. [While

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stationed in southern Germany,] I took the [opportunity] to visit my hometown of Fürth several times and [witnessed] the reemergence of my home team, Spvg Fürth, to which, by the inscrutable workings of fandom, I had remained attached through all vicissitudes of history. The football of those early years was backward by modern professional standards, being largely based on prewar amateur [technique]; that [nevertheless] did not diminish my enthusiasm—especially as it produced more goals than [today's] style.

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Visitors to the World Cup in 2006, which [-] unlike the last time
Germany hosted in 1974 -] will be held in a unified country, will thus
encounter a dynamic Germany. Having observed the [country's]
evolution my [entire] life and especially [closely] since the end of the
war, [I am aware of the] important role football has played. As a
passionately pursued sport, it has an inevitably unifying impact on the
national consciousness ([in] national[-level play], not at league games).
Even in that first winter of food shortages, the traditional clubs began to
[activate] their established competitions and thereby provided a sense
that society still existed even as political structures had collapsed. [While

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[Y]

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c/o Professor Kissinger
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MAR 12 2003

Dear Miss Williams,

We are very pleased, that Professor Kissinger is willing to write an article for our World Cup brochure.

As mentioned in my first letter, we would like Professor Kissinger to make a statement in regards to the German image worldwide.

How do other countries regard Germany? What effect does football have? What statement can a World Cup make in a reunified country. How do people observe Germany worldwide also in regards to football? Is football an ambassador of our country?

As you can see, the article touches on many different subjects and should not only consider the sporting side. We would like to approach the Football World Cup 2006 in Germany from a different angle. Football is more than a game on green turf, but also part of our society, politics and part of our daily life.

That is the reason why the World Cup 2006 is such a great chance for Germany to present itself to the world. Which chance is this exactly? What does Germany have to do to use it? What does the world expect from Germany? All these questions can be answered by Professor Kissinger due to his experience and cosmopolitan attitude far better than by an author who was born and raised in Germany and has spent his life in this country.

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Herrn
Prof. Henry Kissinger
Suite 1021
1800 K Street
N.W. Washington D.C.
20006 USA
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27th February 2003

FEB 27 2003

Dear Professor Kissinger,

First of all, we and especially our President Franz Beckenbauer hope that you are
well and still have the tireless vigour and motivation to keep track with your new
and impressive activities.

We would like to approach you today with a very special request. This year we would like to publish the first official World Cup 2006 brochure. It will be addressed to international decision makers worldwide, the media and should invoke a pleasant anticipation for this great event, which we were awarded by FIFA in July 2000.

We would like to include one of your essays in this brochure, in which you describe the possibilities for Germany in addition to the football-related issues. We feel, that if the political events of the last century still arouse a certain suspicion worldwide, then this can be described better by someone who looks onto Germany from the outside.

Isn't this a grand opportunity for a country to present itself as a peace-loving
epicentre in the heart of Europe? Is it yet another platform to honour the non-
violent revolution of the German reunification? Which contribution can football
make in these troubled times? To these and other questions, we would love to
receive an answer from you. It would be wonderful, if you could fit it into your
busy schedule to write an article during the next two months and we would be
most grateful to receive your kind confirmation.

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