Cablegate: Germany Lifts Entry Ban On Reverend Moon

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E.O. 12958: N/A
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SUBJECT: GERMANY LIFTS ENTRY BAN ON REVEREND MOON

1. (SBU) According to Dr. Dieter Romann, Director of the
German Interior Ministry's Office of Border Security Issues,
the "hit" in the German consular and border control system
calling for Reverend Sun Myung Moon's visa denial has been
removed. Dr. Romann issued a statement to Embassy Berlin,
the translation of which follows:

2. (SBU) "After the ruling of the Rhineland-Palatinate
Higher Administrative Court, the "hit" (which called for visa
denial) under Article 96 Paragraph 2 of the SDU was deleted
by the Federal Police Authority in Koblenz on June 4, 2007.
Through this action, the obligation of other Schengen partner
states to apply this hit has been lifted as well.
Fundamentally, the granting of an entry visa is a
discretionary decision. Therefore, as with any other
travelers, any actual application for entry submitted by Mr.
and Mrs. Moon would be processed through the normal police
border control procedures and a decision regarding entry
would then be made."

3. (U) This action was taken in order to comply with a May
2007 ruling by the Higher Administrative Court of Koblenz and
an October 2006 ruling by the Federal Constitutional Court.
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