The World - News from April 27, 1986
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West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl praised Kurt Waldheim as a “great patriot” and criticized young opponents of the former U.N. secretary general, who is accused of covering up a Nazi past. Kohl expressed incomprehension of critics of Waldheim who were too young to have been affected by World War II, saying, “I sense an arrogance of the late-born, which I find hard to bear.” He praised Waldheim for his role at the United Nations and his activities for “the civilized world.” The chancellor made the comments at a gathering of the West German Chamber of Commerce in Salzburg, Austria.
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