WEST GERMANY: TUNISIAN PRESIDENT BOURGUIBA ARRIVES ON OFFICE VISIT.

Record ID: 230320

  • Title: WEST GERMANY: TUNISIAN PRESIDENT BOURGUIBA ARRIVES ON OFFICE VISIT.
  • Date: 18th July 1966
  • Summary: ARRIVAL OF BOURGUIBA AT COLOGNE AIRPORT; MET BY CHANCELLOR ERHARD. Initials MM/V/MR/OS Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 2nd August 1966 13:00
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  • Location: COLOGNE, WEST GERMANY
  • Country: Germany
  • Reuters ID: LVA7CFNOEOKXT41SW3VWLN6HN049
  • Story Text: PRESIDENT HABIB BOURGUIBA OF TUNISIA ARRIVED IN COLOGNE WEST GERMANY TODAY (MONDAY) FOR WHAT IS REGARDED AS THE MOST IMPORTANT VISIT HIS CURRENT WEST EUROPEAN TOUR.

    THE TUNISIAN LEADER HAS ALREADY VISITED HOLLAND, BELGIUM AND LUXEMBOURG ON A TRIP AIMED AT LINKING HIS COUNTRY MORE CLOSELY WITH EUROPE. IN LUXEMBOURG PRIME MINISTER PIERRE WERNER PROMISED HIS SUPPORT FOR TUNISIA'S HOPES OF ASSOCIATION WITH EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND IN BELGIUM HE HAD TALKS WITH THE COMMON MARKET EXECUTIVE COMMISSION'S PRESIDENT, MONSIEUR WALTER HALLSTEIN.

    PRESIDENT BOURGUIBA'S FIVE DAY VISIT TO WEST GERMANY WILL ALSO INCLUDE SEEKING INCREASED AID FOR TUNISIA'S CURRENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN. WEST GERMANY IS SECOND ONLY TO THE UNITED STATES IN THE AMOUNT OF AID IT GRANTS TUNISIA.
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