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Six-power talks about German unification bogged down Thursday in fine-print disputes over withdrawing Soviet forces and restoring full German sovereignty, sources said. The delegation sources said the Soviet Union was resisting not only setting a firm date for pulling 370,000 troops out of East Germany but also was renouncing Allied occupation rights on Oct. 3, when the two Germanys are to merge.

Six-power talks about German unification bogged down Thursday in fine-print disputes over withdrawing Soviet forces and restoring full German sovereignty, sources said. The delegation sources said the Soviet Union was resisting not only setting a firm date for pulling 370,000 troops out of East Germany but also was renouncing Allied occupation rights on Oct. 3, when the two Germanys are to merge.