In the State Chancellery, the Minister President of Bavaria, Franz Josef Strauss (right) presents the Grand Cross of Merit of the Federal Cross of Merit to actor, author and director Axel von Ambesser and Emilio Humouda, CEO of Agip Deutschland AG. The wives of the award winners are also present: Inge von oesterreich, the wife of Ambesser (right) and Silvana Humouda. Abesser, said Strauss in his eulogy, had earned the merit over the decades through his excellent artistic achievements. When speaking about Humouda, the Minister President praised his commitment to German-Italian economic relations.
