Karl-Günther von Hase, diplomat and Wehrmacht veteran who deftly eased relations between British and German leaders – obituary
As Ambassador in London in the 1970s he acted as the conduit between Edward Heath and Chancellor Brandt as Britain prepared to join the EEC
11 May 2021 • 11:21am
Karl-Günther von Hase, right, , the new German Ambassador to the Court of St James, leaving the German Embassy for Buckingham Palace to present his credentials to the Queen, February 11 1970. On the left is Rear Admiral David Cairns, Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps in the Royal Household
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Karl-Günther von Hase, who has died aged 103, was an able and sure-footed spokesman for successive West German governments, and for seven years a successful ambassador in London.
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