closest to the mother's heart and culture. That was a matter for the mother alone to decide and not a matter for legislation. 74. Mrs. Palley had stressed the need for a great deal of support from the secretariat. He would of course be pleased to receive support both from the secretariat and from outside sources, but was not unduly optimistic about the resources available. However, the study would take at least another two years and he proposed to carry it out in two stages, starting the following year with an analytical overview of the information received. 75. The view had been expressed that the questionnaire would not yield the desired results because Governments would tend to paint a rosy picture of the situation in their countries. However, some Governments were realistic and in any case the questionnaire would be sent to non-governmental organizations which would obviously not paint such a rosy picture. 76. In response to Mr. Sachar and others, he would include a question on religious minorities and references to constitutional and legislative measures, in connection with which Mr. Sachar had promised to provide sentences to be incorporated in the questionnaire. 77. He would drop the idea of having two sections in the questionnaire, one on "settled" groups and one on "recent immigrant" groups, and would adopt Mr. van Boven's suggestion of asking whether the information provided was applicable to "recent immigrant" groups. 78. He had already emphasized that ethnic conflicts could be extremely destructive. That was certainly not always due to the measures taken by Governments but could also be due to the activities of minorities. The observer for International Educational Development, Inc. had emphasized that point, and in the country she had mentioned, ethnic groups had acted in a manner that went beyond acceptable standards of behaviour in trying to exploit 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a study related to minority groups and their treatment in different countries. The language used is formal and official, suggesting that it may be a report or discussion from a United Nations or similar organization. The topics mentioned, such as religious minorities, constitutional measures, and ethnic conflicts, are more related to social and political issues rather than economic or environmental ones.

**Category**
Education, Humanitarian aid and relief, Culture