J05.Withregardtothemersures takentoeducate thelower-level administrative authorities withregardtotheprovisions ofarticle 7oftheConvention, hesaid lh8tsuchtraining wasundertaken bytheauthorities oftheL~nderandthe l~ommunes, whichthemselves trained alargeproportion oftheiremployees. Special commissioners knownas"ombudsmen", whodealtwithmatters affecting foreigners, alsoundertook thattypeoftraining andtherewere,inaddition, special bodies responsible forcombating .racialdiscrimination anneradicating hostility to foreigners. Inconclllsion, therepresentative oftheStatepartysaidthathehad t~ansmitted thetenthperir1icreportoftheFederal Republic totheL~nderwitba ['equest thattheyshouldensurerespectatalllevelsofadministration forthe -60-312.Withregardtoarticle 6oftheConvention, memDers wishedtoknowwhether the legislation enacted intheFederal RepuDlic ofGermany hadprovedeffective andto whomthesumofOM80,000million mentioned inparagraph 22ofthereporthadDeen paidunderthearrAngements forthecompensation ofJewishvictims ofracist persecutions undertheNaziregime. 313.Therepreuntati"e oftheStat~party,replying tothequestions raised Dythe Committoe's members, statedthattheCommittee's comments andquestions wouldbe conveyed tohisGovernment. Heclarified hisGovernment's position onthescopeof theapplj°ationoftheConvention, especially withreference toitsarticles 1,3 and5.Inthatconnection hepointed outthathewasconvinced thattheConvention wasnotintended toguarantee alltherightsprovided forinarticle 5tocitizens andaliensalike,asseemedobvious inthecaseofthepolitical rightsreferred to insubparagraph (c),especially therighttovote.Turning tothedefinition of nationals andaliens, hesaidthateveryone whowasnotanational according to article 116oftheBasicLawandtheLawoncitizenship wasregarded asanalieni non-citizens mightbecitizen~ ofotherStatesorstateless. Heagreedthatthe phrase"Jewishcithens" shouldbeamended toread"citizens ofJewishorigin". He provided further information concerning theDanishminority, indicating in particular thattherewerenodifferences economically between theliving conditions oftheDanishminority andthoseofGermannationals. Withreference to thetripartite intergovernmental commission onwhichtheFederal Republic of Germany, FranceandSwitzerland wererepresented, hestatedthatthatbodydealt withawiderangeofadministrative andeconomic matters, especially environmental problems thattranscended frontiers andrequired closeco-operation between the competent authorities ofthethreecountries. Thecommission ensured such co-operation onaninformal DasisDetween localadministrations. Therewasmuch daily ~igration backandforthbetweon thethreeStates, especially between France andtheFederal Republic ofGermany, a~dtherewerenoproblems incrossing frontiers. Language education intheschools intheborderregions nOlmally included thelanguage oftheneighbouring countries. Theauthorities were interested infacilitating exchanges andcreating abetterunderstanding ofthe problems oftheneighbouring populations. 314.Withreference toarticle 3oftheConvention, therepresentative statedthat theFederal Republic ofGermany hadalwaysmaintained, andcontinued to~aintain, thatitspolicytowards theracistregimeofSouthAfricawasnotamatter onwhich ithadtoreporttotheCommittee. However, headded,inviewofhiscountry's long-standing fruitful co-operation withtheCommittee, andleaving asidealllegal questions, hewasprepared toreportorallyonhisGovernment's policytowards apartheid. Hestatedfurther thattherederal Government hadalwaystakenan unambiguous anddetermined standagainst apartheid andracialdiscrimination in SouthAfrica. ItwashisGovernment's aimtoeliminate apartheid inallitsforms andeffects andtobringaboutarapidandpeaceful transition toanequitable socio-economic andpolitical order, sothatallSouthAfrican citizens wouldhavea fairchanceofdetermining theirowndestiny. HisGovernment's policyfocused on theabsolute necessity ofpeaceful dialogue betweenallsectors ofthepopUlation, forwhichtheprerequisite wastherelaase ofallpolitical prisone:s, andfirst andforemost NelsonMandela. TheFederal Republic ofGermany urgedthelifting of thebanonblackmajority assocJations inSouthAfrica. Howev~~, hesaid,the "Federal Government opposed theimposition ofcomprehensive mandatory sBnctions, which,initsview,wouldnotcontribute toapeaceful settlement oftheconflicts
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a discussion about human rights and international relations, specifically the Convention and the Federal Republic of Germany's stance on various articles and its policies towards apartheid in South Africa. It touches on topics such as education, employment, and social issues, but these are secondary to the main theme of international relations and human rights.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Education