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Article: Austria Suffers Image Problem With Waldheim; President's Past Raises Concern Of Stain on National Reputation
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- The Washington Post
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- April 12, 1987
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Nearly a year after Kurt Waldheim was elected president of
Austria despite an international outcry over his record as an officer
in Hitler's army, this nation remains intensely frustrated that the
controversy persists and is worried that Austria's image may have
been tarnished for years to come, according to officials, diplomats
and commentators here.
In a sign of top-level concern, Austria's widely respected
Chancellor Franz Vranitzky said that he will raise the Waldheim issue
during an official visit to Washington in late May and defend Austria
against charges that it remains in the "shadows" of Nazism.
Vranitzky said in an interview yesterday that he would attempt
during the visit "to ...