11.   Koreans also noted the difficulties East and West Germany had overcoming lingering psychological differences between populations raised under two such different systems.

12.   Mustapa said the Government had noted the difficulty faced by businessmen in getting SEFF loans and reports that certain financial institutions had rejected such applications.

13.   On Monday, U.N. Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali also had noted the difficulties in trying to abolish veto rights.

14.   U.N. officials similarly noted the difficulty in monitoring illegal diamond sales, particularly at customs points, because they are so small and easily concealed.

15.   However Bari noted a difficulty in inter-governmental cooperation, particularly between Taliban authorities and the Iranian government, key regional opponents.

16.   The report, dated Monday, also noted ongoing difficulties with access in Jenin and in Ramallah.

17.   The white paper also noted difficulties in getting volunteers for the self-defence forces, blaming the demographic changes which have occurred in Japan in recent years.

18.   It also noted the difficulty of keeping minefield maps up to date and controlling where mines were laid.