Nazi naval relic pits salvage operator against Berlin FEATURE 03/14/2010

Nazi naval relic pits salvage operator against Berlin FEATURE 03/14/2010 MONTEVIDEO — The Admiral Graf Spee, the German “pocket battleship” scuttled here in 1939, is caught in the middle of a struggle between the businessman salvaging it and the German government, which wants to prevent its commercialization. “We always proposed a serious historical and cultural destiny” for the remains of the Graf Spee while “contemplating fair compensation” for the work and investment made to recover its remains, Alfredo Etchegaray, the businessman, told AFP. During a visit to Montevideo this week, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said his desire was “to prevent the remains of the symbols of the Nazi regime from becoming commercialized.”.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.tribune.net.ph/commentary/20100314com7.html