Although historians say it could help fill a gap in Germans' knowledge of the era, Jewish groups fear it may incite hatred and German authorities are making it clear they still won't tolerate any new Mein Kampf without annotations.
His good German and knowledge of Berlin quickly got him drafted into military intelligence, eventually serving as GSO2 (Ops) to the British director of planning for the combined chiefs in Washington in 1944.
He was arrested in Morocco and then deported to Syria with American knowledge, German officials say.
His fluency in German and his knowledge of German science proved useful, and he was particularly skillful at finding minute, but significant, details on aerial reconnaissance photographs.
He was not arrested after Sept. 11, but was allowed to go to Morocco on Oct. 27 with American knowledge, German officials say.
The Auschwitz trials held in Frankfurt am Main, West Germany, between 1963 and 1976 increased the German public's knowledge of the killing and its pervasiveness.
A high-ranking German official with knowledge of the talks with the White House told the Guardian there had been a "useful exchange of views", but confirmed a final agreement was far from being reached.
A person in the German government with knowledge of the negotiations confirmed that Germany was involved in direct consultations with the other 15 countries that use the euro over possible ways to help the Greek government.
Results of the stress tests, which are supposed to assess banks' ability to withstand various kinds of shocks, will be released by the end of July, although the date remains unclear, according to a person in the German government with knowledge of the discussions.
As for Greece, a person in the German government with knowledge of the continuing negotiations, who did not have permission to comment publicly on them, confirmed that Germany was involved in direct consultations with the other 15 countries that use the euro over possible ways to help the Greek government.
