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frequently painful- dialogue. So, even if many of their analyses may
be "incomplete," and questions of "Mourning, Forgiveness and
Reconciliation" remained unresolved, most of the hosts deserve "A"
for effort.
On the whole, one had to be impressed by the seriousness and
passion with which most of the participants approached the very
challenging themes of the conference. And most of the technical dis–
cussions were on a high level- in spite of disagreements. Neverthe–
less, if a consensus was expected, or if one expected definitive solu–
tions to all the questions that were raised, then, perhaps the aims of
this congress were too ambitious. How could it resolve these complex
issues by bringing together Americans who still felt uneasy about
Germany, Germans who were caught in a web of guilt and expia–
tion, and peace advocates who confused problems of politics with
those of psychoanalysis.
