IMAGO International History, Sweden, People, Olof Palme 1927-1986

Jul 3, 2025

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Netherlands Norway Sweden 1962 – some the Housewives together with Prime Minister Olof Palme London United Kingdom Copyright: xUnitedxArchivesx xkpaxKeystonex 19600108_p01_k09_1264
Categorized become 26 February 2012 – King Gustav Adolf is deceased the Photo shows Princess Christina and heir to the throne Carl Gustav, the on Airport from Prime Minister Olof Palme and Chancellor of the Exchequer Gunnar String received become Palme and String Empfingen you on Airport Arlanda, at their Sympathy to their Grief to be expressed Copyright: xUnitedxArchivesx xkpaxKeystonex 19600107_baf_k09_635
Olof Palme. Schwedischer sozialdemokratischer Politiker und Ministerpräsident. Geboren am 14. Oktober 1927. Ermordet am 28. Februar 1986. Hier abgebildet im Oktober 1965 Olof Palme. Swedish social democratic politican and prime minister. Born october 14 1927. Murdered february 28 1986. Pictured here in october 1965 Copyright: imageBROKER Sjoberg ibljsj12898592.jpg
Olof Palme. Schwedischer sozialdemokratischer Politiker und Ministerpräsident. Geboren am 14. Oktober 1927. Ermordet am 28. Februar 1986. Hier abgebildet 1968 in einem Flugzeug, wo er sich auf das Lesen von Dokumenten vorbereitet. Kristoffersson ref 3 91 Olof Palme. Swedish social democratic politican and prime minister. Born october 14 1927. Murdered february 28 1986. Pictured here 1968 in an airplane preparing himself reading documents. Kristoffersson ref 3-91 Copyright: imageBROKER Sjoberg ibljsj12899007.jpg
Olof Palme. Schwedischer sozialdemokratischer Politiker und Ministerpräsident. Geboren am 14. Oktober 1927. Ermordet am 28. februar 1986. Hier abgebildet 1972. Kristoffersson ref EA113 11 Olof Palme. Swedish social democratic politican and prime minister. Born october 14 1927. Murdered february 28 1986. Pictured here 1972. Kristoffersson ref EA113-11 Copyright: imageBROKER Sjoberg ibljsj12899027.jpg
Olof Palme. Schwedischer sozialdemokratischer Politiker und Ministerpräsident. Geboren am 14. Oktober 1927. Ermordet am 28. Februar 1986. Hier abgebildet 1968 in einem Flugzeug, wo er sich auf das Lesen von Dokumenten vorbereitet. Kristoffersson ref 3 91 Olof Palme. Swedish social democratic politican and prime minister. Born october 14 1927. Murdered february 28 1986. Pictured here 1968 in an airplane preparing himself reading documents. Kristoffersson ref 3-91 Copyright: imageBROKER Sjoberg ibljsj12899004.jpg
Olof Palme. Schwedischer sozialdemokratischer Politiker und Ministerpräsident. Geboren am 14. Oktober 1927. Ermordet am 28. februar 1986. Hier abgebildet 1972. Kristoffersson ref EA114 4 Olof Palme. Swedish social democratic politican and prime minister. Born october 14 1927. Murdered february 28 1986. Pictured here 1972. Kristoffersson ref EA114-4 Copyright: imageBROKER Sjoberg ibljsj12898999.jpg
Election 1979 Henry Allard, politician S Sweden Speaker of the Riksdag receives Olof Palme, politician party leader S Sweden after the 1979 general election, in which the center-right parties won by a small margin Happy, shaking hands STOCKHOLM SWEDEN x2512x Copyright: xGunnarxBergkrantz Aftonbladet TTx VALET 1979, OLOF PALME HOS TALMANNEN HENRY ALLARD
Olof Palme, politician S , Prime Minister Olof Palme answers the Swedish peoples questions, Aftonbladets reporter Lars Svedgard notes the answers The questions are about property tax, the royal house, pensions and much more STOCKHOLM SWEDEN x2512x Copyright: xGunnarxBergkrantz Aftonbladet TTx Olof Palme svarar pa svenska folkets fragor
Seated from left Olof Palme, politician S , Prime Minister, interviewer Bo Holmström, journalist and Per Ahlmark, politician Fp , party leader STOCKHOLM SWEDEN x2512x Copyright: xGunnarxBergkrantz Aftonbladet TTx Olof Palme och Per Ahlmark i valdebatt 1976
Olof Palme, politician S , Prime Minister Olof Palme at a meeting in Kungsträdgarden after the 1976 election loss The Social Democrats made a comeback as an opposition party after 44 years and SSU started its campaign Democratize Sweden STOCKHOLM SWEDEN x2512x Copyright: xGunnarxBergkrantz Aftonbladet TTx Olof Palme pa möte i Kungsträdgarden efter valförlusten 1976
Olof Palme, politician S , Prime Minister Sweden Olof Palme flies with Lufthansa to Frankfurt for a meeting with West German Chancellor Willy Brandt and Austrias Bruno Kreisky STOCKHOLM SWEDEN x2512x Copyright: xGunnarxBergkrantz Aftonbladet TTx Olof Palme pa flyget till Frankfurt
From left Bruno Kreisky Chancellor Austria and Willy Brandt, Chancellor West Germany and Olof Palme, politician S , Prime Minister Sweden FRANKFURT,WEST GERMANY FRANKFURT,WEST GERMANY x2512x Copyright: xGunnarxBergkrantz Aftonbladet TTx Bruno Kreisky, Willy Brandt och Olof Palme
Vällingby 1974-09-22 Nobelsymposium om miljö pa Hässelby slott. Professor Boyd Shafer, professor Torgny Segerstedt, ambassadör Max Jakobsson, dr Jakobsson, dr Samuel Pisar och statsminister Olof Palme med handen i bandage Vällingby Sverige x12014x Copyright: xSvD TTx NOBELSYMPOSIUM OM MILJÖ
Stockholm 1958-09-22 Statsminister Tage Erlander (S) med sekreterare Olof Palme pa valvaka Stockholm Sverige x12014x Copyright: xJohnxKjellström SvD TTx VAL1958 ERLANDER-PALME
Stockholm 1967-11-19 Statsradet Olof Palme anländer till det extra regeringssammanträdet Stockholm Sverige PER x12014x Copyright: xBoxSchreiber SvD TTx OLOF PALME
Stockholm 1983-09-19 Statsminister Olof Palme (S) hälsar kung Carl XVI Gustaf välkommen till regeringskomplexet Rosenbad och regeringens firande av kungens 10 ar pa tronen Stockholm Sverige ROY x12014x Copyright: xLennartxNygren SvD TTx PALME-KUNG CARL GUSTAF
Stockholm 1973-01-10 Statsminister Olof Palme (s), tvaa fr. v., tillsammans med övriga partiledare, C.-H. Hermansson (vpk), Thorbjörn Fälldin (c), Gunnar HelÃ n (fp) och Gösta Bohman (m) besöker sammanräkningslokalen för namninsamlingen i Vietnamfragan Stockholm Sverige sp_sw x12014x Copyright: xRagnhildxHaarstad SvD TTx NAMNINSAMLING VIETNAM
Olof Palme, politician, Sweden s , Prime Minister Pa Bommersvik 1965 01 04 c ÖRKE NILS Aftonbladet IBL Bildbyra EXPRESSEN OUT AFTONBLADET 5600 Swedish celebrities, politics x2512x Copyright: xAftonbladet TTx
ARCHIVES STOCKHOLM 19600916 Final debate at the 1960 general election Prime Minister Tage Erlander is assisted by Olof Palme, secretary of the parliamentary committee Stockholm Sweden x192x Copyright: xSvenxAsbergx xTTx x PALME-ERLANDER
STOCKHOLM 19731104 Olof Palme with Peter Bratts book IB och hotet mot var säkerhet Informationsbyran IB was a Swedish intelligence organization within the armed forces whose purpose included gathering information about communists and other people who could be security risks The revelation of the IBs activities came to be called the IB affair Stockholm Sweden x37x Copyright: xAKExMALMSTRÖM DN TTx OLOF PALME
STOCKHOLM 19751005 Former West German Chancellor Willy Brandt talks to Olof Palme during the Social Democratic Party Congress STOCKHOLM SWEDEN x36x Copyright: xTOMMYxPEDERSENx WILLY BRANDT OCH OLOF PALME
1970s Note Olof Palme b 30 January 1927, d 28 February 1986, politician social democrat , prime minister 1969 76 and from 1982, minister of state before that 1963 69 Politician Party leader CD357 persons OLOF PALME sites SWEDEN SWEDEN sp sw x5600x Copyright: xBENGTxOxNORDINxBONx OLOF PALME
Helsingborg 1985 08 18 Prime Minister Olof Palme S speaks at Kärnan in Helsingborg before the general election Helsingborg Sweden x4x Copyright: xTorbjörnxAnderssonx xEXPx xTTx VAL 1985 (S) VALRÖRELSE
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Olof Palme, politician S Sweden Prime Minister with his wife Lisbet Palme walks in the waterfront on Farö, Sweden family 1973 07 01 c JOHANSSON BOSSE Aftonbladet IBL Bildbyra EXPRESSEN OUT AFTONBLADET 4226 Farö Sweden politics x2512x Copyright: xAftonbladet TTx Olof Palme - Ett liv i bilder
Olof Palme, politician S , Lisbet Palme, psychologist child psychologist and sons Joakim Palme and Marten Palme in Olof Palmes arms, outside Stockholm Castle 1967 01 30 c HALVARSSON LENNART Aftonbladet IBL EXPRESSEN OUT AFTONBLADET 5600 Stockholm Sweden politics x2512x Copyright: xLennartxHalvarsson Aftonbladet TTx Olof Palme med sin familj
STOCKHOLM 1966 01 07 Olof Palme 2nd frv , Minister of Communications, visits Sweden s Radio This is Olof Rydbeck, head of Sweden s Radio Stockholm Sweden x5600x Copyright: xBo-AjexMellin SVTx PALME VISITS SWEDEN S RADIO
BEING PRIME MINISTER Tage Erlander and Olof Palme are interviewed by Gustaf Olivecrona First broadcast 1969 10 11 Reportage publ in RIR 42 69 p 16 19 Prime Ministers Swivel chairs Leather armchairs TV studios Swivel chairs persons TAGE ERLANDER OLOF PALME sites STOCKHOLM SWEDER PhotoDate 1969 10 sp sw x5600x Copyright: xBERTILxS-SONxABERGxBAx BEING PRIME MINISTER
STOCKHOLM 1984 11 01 Berglunds life is still in the same place on Rörstrandsgatan since 1946 Prime Minister Olof Palme S shopped here STOCKHOLM SWEDEN PER x37x Copyright: xAkexMalmström DN TTx I OLOF PALMES FOTSPAR
MALMÖ 19720417 Prime Minister Olof Palme S at a business meeting in Malmö Malmö Sweden x4x Copyright: xTORBJÖRNxANDERSSONx xXPx xTTx OLOF PALME
ARCHIVE 106905 Prime Minister Olof Palme and Commander Per Rudberg, commander of the First Destroyer Flotilla, look for a helicopter on board the destroyer Smaland in May 1969 Stockholm Sweden x51x Copyright: xOllexSeijboldx xDNx xTTx OLOF PALME
Olof Palme, politician S , Prime Minister turns 40 years, the family Lisbeth Palme, psychologist child psychologist and sons Joakim Palme and Marten Palme gave him a globe as a gift 1967 01 30 c HALVARSSON LENNART Aftonbladet IBL EXPRESSEN OUT AFTONBLADET 5600 Stockholm Sweden politics sp sw x2512x Copyright: xHALVARSSONxLENNART Aftonbladet TTx Lisbeth Palme och Olof Palme
ARCHIVE 19690925 Olof Palme with his son Mattias on his shoulders in the townhouse in the Stockholm suburb of Vällingby on September 25, 1969 STOCKHOLM SWEDEN x10x Copyright: xJANxDELDENx FAMILJEN PALME
STOCKHOLM 1970 05 01 Olof Palme in demonstration on May Day in Stockholm Stockholm Sweden x14x Copyright: xJacobxForsell Expressen TTx FÖRSTA MAJ (S) STOCKHOLM 1970
ARCHIVE STOCKHOLM 19680923 Olof Palme, Minister of Education and later Prime Minister of Sweden Stockholm Sweden sp sw x53x Copyright: xSVEN-ERIKxSJÖBERG TTx OLOF PALME
STOCKHOLM 1985 05 01 Prime Minister Olof Palme receives a red rose from his wife Lisbeth Palme during the Social Democrats May Day celebrations STOCKHOLM SWEDEN x12x Copyright: xJanxDüsing Expressen TTx FÖRSTA MAJ (S) PALME
Olof Palme, politician S , Prime Minister Sweden Lisbet Palme, psychologist child psychologist, Sweden 1985 09 28 c BJÖRN PER Aftonbladet IBL EXPRESSEN OUT AFTONBLADET 2556 Stockholm Sweden politics x2512x Copyright: xPerxBjörn Aftonbladet TTx Olof Palme och Lisbet Palme
STOCKHOLM 1965 10 Note Sv The Film Institute s Guldbaggar is awarded by Olof Palme to fr v Leif Furhammar film critic , Jarl Kulle, Eva Dahlbeck and Arne Sucksdorff Note Politicians Prime Ministers Directors Smiles Prize givers Film stars Prize recipients Awards Prize giving CD229 persons ARNE SUCKSDORFF EVA DAHLBECK JARL K Copyright: xXxXxXx GOLD BAG DIVIDEND
Olof Palme, politician S Sweden Prime Minister May 1, 1983 To the right, Lisbeth Palme, psychologist Sweden 1983 05 01 c REHN KAI Aftonbladet IBL EXPRESSEN OUT AFTONBLADET 5866 Stockholm Sweden politics sp sw x2512x Copyright: xREHNxKAI Aftonbladet TTx Olof Palme och Lisbeth Palme
Olof Palme, politician S , Prime Minister Sweden Harry Schein, business leader, author and debater Olof Palme plays tennis against Harry Schein, it is the first match after the election victory and Schein won easily with 6 3 1982 09 21 c NYMAN KRISTER Aftonbladet IBL Bildbyra EXPRESSEN OUT AFTONBLADET 4430 Stockholm Sweden x2512x Copyright: xAftonbladet TTx Harry Schein
19850915 STOCKHOLM Prime Minister Olof Palme and his wife Lisbeth after parliamentary elections in 1985 It is 25 years since former Swedish Prime Minister and Party Leader of the Social Democrats Olof Palme was shot to death at the Sveavägen street in central Stockholm, February 28, 1986 STOCKHOLM SWEDEN ttexport x53x Copyright: xSVEN-ERIKxSJÖBERGx OLOF PALME
19661108 Minister of Communications Olof Palme inaugurates Älvsborg Bridge x2524x Copyright: xKamerareportage TTx
ARCHIVE 1977 Politicians Olof Palme left and Gunnar Sträng speak out about the devaluation Palme led Sweden s Social Democratic Workers Party 1969 1986 and was Prime Minister 1969 1976 and 1982 1986 Sträng was a social democrat and finance minister 1955 1976 Sweden sp sw x5600x Copyright: xSVTxBildx POLITICIAN
Lisbeth Palme, psychologist, child psychologist and Olof Palme, Olof Palme, politician S Sweden Prime Minister Family, fur cap, fur caps, headgear, 1976 02 27 c NILSSON STIG GÖRAN Aftonbladet IBL EXPRESSEN OUT AFTONBLADET 2016 Stockholm Sweden politics sp sw x2512x Copyright: xNILSSONxSTIG-GÖRAN Aftonbladet TTx Olof Palme och Lisbeth Palme
Bromma 1973 09 16 New King Carl XVI Gustaf, Princess Christina, Marshal Stig H son Ericson, the adjutant and Prime Minister Olof Palme at Bromma Airport King Gustaf VI Adolf died the day before in Helsingborg Bromma Sweden ROYAUTOPUSH x12014x Copyright: xRagnhildxHaarstad SvD TTx CARL XVI GUSTAF TRONSKIFTE
Farö 1967 Olof Palme shows how he broke the military marching column at Farösund with the childrens toy cars in the sand on Farö Farö Sweden PER x12014x Copyright: xSvD TTx OLOF PALME
Olof Palme, politician S Sweden Prime Minister, Minister of Communications Harry Schein, business leader, author and debater They played tennis as usual in the Tennis Stadium, a match that was harder than usual Harry Schein tore one meniscus and in the shower afterwards Copyright: xAftonbladet TTx Olof Palme - Ett liv i bilder
STOCKHOLM 1976 05 24 Henry Kissinger shakes hands with Olof Palme during visit to Sweden Stockholm Sweden PER x24x Copyright: xKennethxJonasson Expressen TTx HENRY KISSINGER I SVERIGE
STOCKHOLM 1969 Orig caption THE ADVENT CALENDAR 1969 Note Herkules Jonsson s masterpiece Olof Palme, Tage Danielsson, James Dickson Note Trio Peka Manus CD485 persons TAGE DANIELSSON JAMES DICKSON OLOF PALME sites SWEDEN STOCKHOLM Stockholm Sweden sp sw x5600x Copyright: xBERTILxS-SONxABERGxBAx PALME, DANIELSSON AND DICKSON

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Netherlands Norway Sweden 1962 – some the Housewives together with Prime Minister Olof Palme London United Kingdom Copyright: xUnitedxArchivesx xkpaxKeystonex 19600108_p01_k09_1264

Seated from left Olof Palme, politician S , Prime Minister, interviewer Bo Holmström, journalist and Per Ahlmark, politician Fp , party leader STOCKHOLM SWEDEN x2512x Copyright: xGunnarxBergkrantz Aftonbladet TTx Olof Palme och Per Ahlmark i valdebatt 1976

Olof Palme, politician S , Prime Minister Sweden Olof Palme flies with Lufthansa to Frankfurt for a meeting with West German Chancellor Willy Brandt and Austrias Bruno Kreisky STOCKHOLM SWEDEN x2512x Copyright: xGunnarxBergkrantz Aftonbladet TTx Olof Palme pa flyget till Frankfurt

From left Bruno Kreisky Chancellor Austria and Willy Brandt, Chancellor West Germany and Olof Palme, politician S , Prime Minister Sweden FRANKFURT,WEST GERMANY FRANKFURT,WEST GERMANY x2512x Copyright: xGunnarxBergkrantz Aftonbladet TTx Bruno Kreisky, Willy Brandt och Olof Palme

Vällingby 1974-09-22 Nobelsymposium om miljö pa Hässelby slott. Professor Boyd Shafer, professor Torgny Segerstedt, ambassadör Max Jakobsson, dr Jakobsson, dr Samuel Pisar och statsminister Olof Palme med handen i bandage Vällingby Sverige x12014x Copyright: xSvD TTx NOBELSYMPOSIUM OM MILJÖ

Stockholm 1958-09-22 Statsminister Tage Erlander (S) med sekreterare Olof Palme pa valvaka Stockholm Sverige x12014x Copyright: xJohnxKjellström SvD TTx VAL1958 ERLANDER-PALME

Stockholm 1967-11-19 Statsradet Olof Palme anländer till det extra regeringssammanträdet Stockholm Sverige PER x12014x Copyright: xBoxSchreiber SvD TTx OLOF PALME

Stockholm 1983-09-19 Statsminister Olof Palme (S) hälsar kung Carl XVI Gustaf välkommen till regeringskomplexet Rosenbad och regeringens firande av kungens 10 ar pa tronen Stockholm Sverige ROY x12014x Copyright: xLennartxNygren SvD TTx PALME-KUNG CARL GUSTAF

Olof Palme, politician, Sweden s , Prime Minister Pa Bommersvik 1965 01 04 c ÖRKE NILS Aftonbladet IBL Bildbyra EXPRESSEN OUT AFTONBLADET 5600 Swedish celebrities, politics x2512x Copyright: xAftonbladet TTx

ARCHIVES STOCKHOLM 19600916 Final debate at the 1960 general election Prime Minister Tage Erlander is assisted by Olof Palme, secretary of the parliamentary committee Stockholm Sweden x192x Copyright: xSvenxAsbergx xTTx x PALME-ERLANDER

STOCKHOLM 19751005 Former West German Chancellor Willy Brandt talks to Olof Palme during the Social Democratic Party Congress STOCKHOLM SWEDEN x36x Copyright: xTOMMYxPEDERSENx WILLY BRANDT OCH OLOF PALME

1970s Note Olof Palme b 30 January 1927, d 28 February 1986, politician social democrat , prime minister 1969 76 and from 1982, minister of state before that 1963 69 Politician Party leader CD357 persons OLOF PALME sites SWEDEN SWEDEN sp sw x5600x Copyright: xBENGTxOxNORDINxBONx OLOF PALME

Helsingborg 1985 08 18 Prime Minister Olof Palme S speaks at Kärnan in Helsingborg before the general election Helsingborg Sweden x4x Copyright: xTorbjörnxAnderssonx xEXPx xTTx VAL 1985 (S) VALRÖRELSE

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Olof Palme, politician S Sweden Prime Minister with his wife Lisbet Palme walks in the waterfront on Farö, Sweden family 1973 07 01 c JOHANSSON BOSSE Aftonbladet IBL Bildbyra EXPRESSEN OUT AFTONBLADET 4226 Farö Sweden politics x2512x Copyright: xAftonbladet TTx Olof Palme - Ett liv i bilder

STOCKHOLM 1966 01 07 Olof Palme 2nd frv , Minister of Communications, visits Sweden s Radio This is Olof Rydbeck, head of Sweden s Radio Stockholm Sweden x5600x Copyright: xBo-AjexMellin SVTx PALME VISITS SWEDEN S RADIO

STOCKHOLM 1984 11 01 Berglunds life is still in the same place on Rörstrandsgatan since 1946 Prime Minister Olof Palme S shopped here STOCKHOLM SWEDEN PER x37x Copyright: xAkexMalmström DN TTx I OLOF PALMES FOTSPAR

MALMÖ 19720417 Prime Minister Olof Palme S at a business meeting in Malmö Malmö Sweden x4x Copyright: xTORBJÖRNxANDERSSONx xXPx xTTx OLOF PALME

ARCHIVE 106905 Prime Minister Olof Palme and Commander Per Rudberg, commander of the First Destroyer Flotilla, look for a helicopter on board the destroyer Smaland in May 1969 Stockholm Sweden x51x Copyright: xOllexSeijboldx xDNx xTTx OLOF PALME

ARCHIVE 19690925 Olof Palme with his son Mattias on his shoulders in the townhouse in the Stockholm suburb of Vällingby on September 25, 1969 STOCKHOLM SWEDEN x10x Copyright: xJANxDELDENx FAMILJEN PALME

STOCKHOLM 1970 05 01 Olof Palme in demonstration on May Day in Stockholm Stockholm Sweden x14x Copyright: xJacobxForsell Expressen TTx FÖRSTA MAJ (S) STOCKHOLM 1970

ARCHIVE STOCKHOLM 19680923 Olof Palme, Minister of Education and later Prime Minister of Sweden Stockholm Sweden sp sw x53x Copyright: xSVEN-ERIKxSJÖBERG TTx OLOF PALME

STOCKHOLM 1985 05 01 Prime Minister Olof Palme receives a red rose from his wife Lisbeth Palme during the Social Democrats May Day celebrations STOCKHOLM SWEDEN x12x Copyright: xJanxDüsing Expressen TTx FÖRSTA MAJ (S) PALME

Olof Palme, politician S , Prime Minister Sweden Lisbet Palme, psychologist child psychologist, Sweden 1985 09 28 c BJÖRN PER Aftonbladet IBL EXPRESSEN OUT AFTONBLADET 2556 Stockholm Sweden politics x2512x Copyright: xPerxBjörn Aftonbladet TTx Olof Palme och Lisbet Palme

Olof Palme, politician S Sweden Prime Minister May 1, 1983 To the right, Lisbeth Palme, psychologist Sweden 1983 05 01 c REHN KAI Aftonbladet IBL EXPRESSEN OUT AFTONBLADET 5866 Stockholm Sweden politics sp sw x2512x Copyright: xREHNxKAI Aftonbladet TTx Olof Palme och Lisbeth Palme

19661108 Minister of Communications Olof Palme inaugurates Älvsborg Bridge x2524x Copyright: xKamerareportage TTx

Farö 1967 Olof Palme shows how he broke the military marching column at Farösund with the childrens toy cars in the sand on Farö Farö Sweden PER x12014x Copyright: xSvD TTx OLOF PALME

STOCKHOLM 1976 05 24 Henry Kissinger shakes hands with Olof Palme during visit to Sweden Stockholm Sweden PER x24x Copyright: xKennethxJonasson Expressen TTx HENRY KISSINGER I SVERIGE