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The Federation
of German Trade Unions extended its heartiest congratulations to the
British trade unionist Francis Kenny on his 70th birthday on
February 6, 1970. Kenny, who is now living in retirement in
Bad Godesberg, rendered valuable aid in the revival and development
of the German trade union movement after the Second World War, and
in the restitution of trade union property, as well as against the
dismantling of German industry. A trade unionist from his
earliest years, Kenny came to Cologne for the first time in 1919
with the Army of Occupation, of which he later became a civilian
official. He married a German girl and from the very beginning
he took a keen interest in German trade unionism. In August
1945 he returned to Germany, this time as an official of the
division of British Military Government responsible for labour
affairs in Dusseldorf where, in the first very difficult post-war
period, he worked closely together with Hans Bockler the first DGB
President. Later he was the head of the British Liaison Office
to the German trade unions in Lemgo and in 1955 he was appointed
Deputy Labour Attache to the British Embassy in Bonn. In 1952
he was awarded the distinction of a Member of the Order of the
British Empire and in 1966 he was awarded the Cross of the Federal
Order of Merit, First Class. In his retirement he occupies
himself partly with translations - including the DGB Report - and is
writing a book on the German trade union movement. On his 70th
birthday a member of the Executive Board of the DGB and several
trade union Presidents conveyed their congratulations personally in
his home. A personal letter of congratulation and appreciation
from Federal Chancellor Brandt gave him particular pleasure. |
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