In his reply, dated 13 January 1989, to the Working Group's questions, the author claims that French citizens of French mother tongue and those of Breton mother tongue are not equal before the law becuase the former can express themselves in their mother tongue before the tribunals while the latter cannot. While there exists a "Secretariat a la francophoie", a similar institution has not been created in defence of regional languages other than French. Because the government refuses to recognize the Breton language, those who use it daily are forced to abandon its use or to forgo their right to freely express themselves.