71.   He upset German Chancellor Helmut Kohl with his public hostility to German unification.

72.   But the Berlin prosecutors will argue that the German unification treaty allows the federal republic to judge incidents committed in the East which had repercussions on the West.

73.   Discussions for a new agreement have been underway since German unification.

74.   The treaty was completed shortly after German unification -- and after Germany had removed any doubts that it was ready to pool its sovereignty over interest rates and inflation.

75.   Tietmeyer also denied French charges that Paris carried a heavy burden for German unification.

76.   This contributed to making German unification possible, Kohl said.

77.   US troops, along with forces from Britain, France and Russia left Berlin last year under German unification accords.

78.   Several PDS officials have long been suspected of having worked for the Stasi prior to German unification.

79.   Since German unification foreigners have often been the target of street attacks by extreme right wing militants, especially in former East Germany.

80.   Strict security measures and a strong police presence will accompany official celebrations in the northern city of Bremen for the fourth anniversary of German unification, police said Sunday.