This book deals with the unique role of the first U.S. High Commissioner for Germany, John Jay McCloy, during the period 1949-1952. The authors not only used printed as well as unpublished sources from archives in the United States and Germany, but they also assembled statements about McCloy's merits, written by prominent German figures from Konrad Adenauer to Richard von Weizsäcker. In its main part, the volume presents a day-to-day account of McCloy's activities during those years, based on an Office Journal, which shows his multiple contacts with numerous politicians, business people and media representatives.…mehr
This book deals with the unique role of the first U.S. High Commissioner for Germany, John Jay McCloy, during the period 1949-1952. The authors not only used printed as well as unpublished sources from archives in the United States and Germany, but they also assembled statements about McCloy's merits, written by prominent German figures from Konrad Adenauer to Richard von Weizsäcker. In its main part, the volume presents a day-to-day account of McCloy's activities during those years, based on an Office Journal, which shows his multiple contacts with numerous politicians, business people and media representatives.
Erika J. Fischer is a free-lance author, specialized in international relations. Heinz-D. Fischer is professor of International Communication and director of the department of Journalism and communication at the University of Bochum. The Contributors: Helmut Kohl, Marion Dönhoff, Hermann J. Abs, Richard von Weizäcker, Heinz L. Krekeler, Klaus Kinkel, Helmut Schmidt, Edzart Reuter, Konrad Adenauer, Eberhard Diepgen, Hildegard Hamm-Brücher, Inge Aicher-Scholl, Hans-Wolfgang Pfeifer, Heinz-D. Fischer, George Turner, Erika J. Fischer
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Contents: John J. McCloy: Eminent Personality - Political Merits - Cultural Aspects - High Commissioner - German Developments.
