text: article 4 of that text established for Gypsy, Ukrainian, Hungarian and German citizens the right to information in their mother tongue, to cultural developmertr to the use of their language in the administration, the right to associate in national organisations and the right to freedom of the press and to information in -36- their own language. Furthermore, the primacy of international law over domestic law was to be enshrined in the Constitution. The Czech and Slovak Federal Republic currently had 15.5 million inhabitants, of whom 500,000 were Hungarians, 73,000 Were Poles, 48,000 Were Ukrainians and 399,000 were Gypsies. TWO thirds Of the GYPSY Population lived in the Slovak Republic, mainly in the eastern part of the country where little conflict had been observed. More conflict was noted, however, when the Gypsies migrated towards the west, Rather than integrate the Gypsy Population, the authorities were seeking to promote the coexistence of the Various Communities without any friction and with respect for the cultural. identity Of each one. Anyone who considered himself a Gypsy was one, and virtually all Gypsies were listed in the civil register as Czech, Slovak or Hungarian, there being no declaration of Gypsy nationality. 134. In connection with article 4 of the Convention, the representative referred to the incidents involving attacks on Gypsies and foreign workers. He explained that that type of delinquency Was a new phenomenon and that all necessary measures had been taken to prevent their recurrence. The penal Code provided for effective Punishment, including imprisonment, of those who committed acts of discrimination. All citizens were equal before the law and were entitled to express themselves before the courts in their mother tongue. Immigrant workers who had come to receive vocational training in the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic under a bilateral agreement with their Governments were employed on the same term as nationals, 
analysis: The text appears to focus on the rights and treatment of minority groups, specifically Gypsies, Ukrainians, Hungarians, and Germans, in the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic. It discusses their cultural and linguistic rights, as well as the government's efforts to promote coexistence and prevent discrimination. The text also touches on the topic of immigrant workers and their rights.