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East, the Turks, the "Gastarbeiter" in general, they are concerned with the growing hostile attitude among certain sectors of the population against "die Fremden" (aliens). They stressed the need for community wide publicity to bring this development to an early end. They all confirmed that the Vietnamese cause the least difficulties and are generally well accepted. Problems exist
regarding housing, employment and communication.
The German
regulations regarding the length of stay in processing centres are cumbersome (9 months language training before permission to work is given) and create frustration and impatience among
refugees. I was told that more than 40% of Hessen's Vietnamese
refugees are from Hong Kong.
Mr.
3 p.m. - Mainz (Rheinland Pfalz): Meeting with Herr Gölter,
Minister for Social Affairs and his adviser, Mr. Färing.
Gölter assured me that his government will vote in favour of a quota
increase. They did not encounter any difficulties with Vietnamese
refugees. He, however, observed that refugees who recently arrived
differ from those who came in 1979. Earlier arrivals were intellec-
tually better equipped and, therefore, easier to integrate. He has
full understanding for Hong Kong and will report our conversation
to the Ministerpraesident drawing attention to Hong Kong and the
need for a fairer deal.
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6 p.m. Rudesheim:
Dinner with Dr. Steinhaeuser and Mr. Raimund
A. Bach, a wealthy and influential industrialist, also treasurer
of Hessen's F.D.P. They both assured me that they would see to it
that I meet the right people in Bonn. Mr. Bach telexed the German Ambassador of Copenhagen, Mr. Hofmann, to look after me in Copenhagen.
Dr. Steinhaeuser, Mr. Bach and I have become good friends. They
treated me to an excellent dinner at the "Goldene Krone" a five star
restaurant, with some really marvellous and stimulating wines..
I returned to the Frankfurter Hof at 2 a.m. in a hopeful mood.
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