E/CN.4/1989/44 page 34 63. On 24 November 1988, the Permanent Mission of the Socialist Republic of Romania transmitted a preliminary comment and a document on religious freedoms and religious life in Romania. In this preliminary reply to the Special Rapporteur's letters of 20 October and 7 November 1988 to the Romanian Government, the relevant provisions of the Constitution and other laws concerning religious freedoms were mentioned and information also supplied on religious practices in Romania. On 9 December 1988, the Permanent Mission of the Socialist Republic of Romania transmitted additional comments and documents together with letters from the leaders of the religious groups concerned. These two replies stated in particular: "The Roman Catholic Church enjoys the same religious rights and freedoms as all the other 13 churches in Romania, whatever the nationality of the believers. The Roman Catholic bishopric of Alba Iulia and the central Roman Catholic archipresbyterates of Oradea and Satu Mare, which have members of Hungarian nationality, enjoy all the necessary conditions for the free practice of their worship and administration, religious services and all other aspects of their activities, in their mother tongue, in accordance with their own religious doctrines and requirements. "For the requirements of the religious life, these religious units have Bibles in Hungarian (in 1982 alone 25,000 were imported while others were printed in the country), and other publications in that language (calendars, catechisms, prayer books, hymn books and others). "The training of Catholic clergy takes place at the university-level theological institute of Alba Iulia in Hungarian. For the training of Romanian Catholic priests the institute has a Romanian language section at Iasi. The total number of students is 179. Similarly, for the training of middle-level religious personnel, the Catholic Church has a choir school giving courses which are currently attended by 45 students. "The number of places offered at the entrance examination each year, both at the institute and at the choir school, is established following consultations between the leaders of the Catholic Church and the Romanian State authorities, since it is the State which meets all the expenses of the two institutions. Naturally, as in all educational institutions in Romania, where education is entirely free, the number of places depends on the funds available. There is no question of a numerus clausus, since the number is actually established by the leaders of the Catholic Church on the basis of its personnel requirements. "It should be pointed out that the name "Gyulafehervar", used in the note annexed to the letter, was that given by the Austro-Hungarian empire to the Romanian locality of Alba Iulia up until 1918. "As regards the priest (name given) (Homorodu de Jos, district of Maramures), it may be noted that he continues to work as a priest and that the alleged report of his disappearance is a complete fabrication.