The provisions of the legislation on foreign nationals (article 4 par. 4 Act No 1975/1991) provide that in the context of the criminal procedure, the Public Prosecutor of the Court of Magistrates can abstain, upon the consent of the Public Prosecutor of the Court of Appeal, from criminal proceedings against a foreign national regarding the offence of illegal entry into the Greek territory; in this case, the foreign national is immediately turned back to the country of his departure or of his origin. Until the relevant decision is issued by the Court of Magistrates Public Prosecutor, the foreign national in detention is treated according to the criminal procedural provisions. - Stress should be put to the fact that the Ministry of Public Order has shown particular concern about this matter. In particular, the circular order Ref. No 4803/22/14-lst' of 31 March 1997, has been issued by the Ministry Secretary General providing clarifications to the Police Departments and stressing the police officers' obligations to provide the necessary information to the foreign nationals detained for violations of the legislation on foreign nationals (Act No 1975/1991). I. The same circular order, in addition to all other measures intended for the information of foreign nationals detained by the Police, ordered that the information forms (D-33 and KA-141) should be hung up in the detention areas of the Hellenic Police Prisoner Transfer Departments, in all languages, thus covering every aspect of the information field. The same measure, of course, applies in the case of Greekdetainees. II. On the basis of the same circular order, police officers are obliged to permit and facilitate the detained persons' communication with their families, in order to let them know where they are held, should they wish to do so, and with their legal counsel (par. 12, section (e) of the circular). Police Authorities are required, under par. 12 g of the circular, to facilitate the detained persons' communication with the area's bar association, thus permitting them to employ the services of the counsel, of their choice, if they do not already have an attorney. Page 12