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Facts

Also Known As	Der Spiegel affair
Date	1962
Location	West Germany

Topics

Free Democratic Party Der Spiegel

Key People

Strauss, Franz Josef

Franz Josef Strauss

German politician

Conrad Ahlers

West German journalist