Immunity

consular ~; diplomatic ~; parliamentary~; deprivation of parliamen­tary ~; ~ of a deputy; ~ of office; ~ of residence; ~ from taxation; to accord smb ~; to enjoy ~; to guarantee ~.

IX. Suggest the English for:

I) дипломатическая неприкосновенность; 2) дипломатическая почта; В) дипломатический представитель; 4) дипломатическое представительство; 5) дипломатическое признание; 6) лишение парламентской неприкосновенности; 7) неприкосновенность служебного помещения; 8) освобождение от налогов; 9) по дипломатическим каналам; 10) пользоваться неприкосновенностью.

X. Account for the use of modal verbs in the following sentences from \he text.

1.The letters of credence must, in principle, be opened by the head of state at the time of presentation. 2. The delivery of credentials can be accompanied by formal reserves which specify the character of the relations between both states. 3. The charge d'affaires should also call on the Dean of the diplomatic corps and announce the arrival of the new head of mission. 4. The new agent must be considered incognito until he presents his credentials to the head of state. 5. Delivery of the credentials of the new head of mission should be preceded by the sending of the letters of recall of the agent whose mission has been brought to an end. 6. These letters can be brought by the new diplomatic representative.7.The custom of each Ministry of Foreign Affairs is to indicate the form in which the new head of mission should make his visit.

XL Make up a few sentences according to the model

Model. Should the occasion arise, the new head of mission should make other visits as well.

В случае возникновения необходимости (в случае, если возникнет необходимость) новый глава представительства должен нанести и другие визиты.

XII. Translate into Russian using a dictionary.

1. Should a party neglect to request a diplomat to exhibit evidence of his authorization, a presumption as to the competence of the diplomat must

nevertheless arise. 2. Should there be any delay involved in obtaining the agreement of the tax authorities, we are confident that no unilateral steps will be taken by any government authority. 3. Should the Secretary-General be absent on duty from the seat of the Bureau, actual traveling expensed will be paid. 4. Should there be evidence of an authorization issued after the end of the negotiations, the other party may rely upon actions taken by the agent on that basis. 5. Should the first two arbitrators fail to agree upon the third within four months of their own appointment, the third arbitrator, at the request of the Government or of the Organization, shall, be chosen by the President of the International Court of Justice. 6. Should the parties to a dispute fail to settle it by the means indicated in Article 33, they shall refer it to the Security Council.

XIII.* Translate into Russian taking note of the words and phrases in bold type.

1. An ambassador or minister is, on being appointed to a post, provided with Credentials, or Letters of Credence, signed by his sovereign or the head of his State. 2. The head of mission is considered as having taken up his functions in the receiving State either when he has presented hit credentials or when he has notified his arrival and a true copy of his credentials has been presented to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the receiving State, or such other ministry as may be agreed. 3. The order of presentation of credentials or of a true copy thereof is determined by the date and time of the arrival of the head of mission. 4. Heads of mission take precedence in their respective classes in the order of the date and time of taking up their functions. Alterations in the credentials of the head of mission not involving any change of class do not affect his precedence. 5. Letters addressed by presidents of republics to sovereigns may be credentials of ambassadors or ministers, letters of recall, recredentials, announcement of election to the presidency, etc. 6. In the United Kingdom, the form of letters of credence does not differ from that of any other type of formal royal letter. 7. It is unusual, in modern practice, for an ambassador, on retiring from his post, to present his Letters of Recall himself. 8. Not to find himself in an awkward position, the newly appointed am­bassador should be sure that his predecessor had already presented his Letters of Recall. 9. Accrediting citizen X. by the present Letters of Credence we request You, Your Majesty/Your (Royal) Highness/, to receive him favourably and to give credence to all that he will have the honour to communicate to You on behalf of our Government.

XIV, Read the following, translate into Russian.

AMBASSADOR of (name of country)

(city) (name of country)

March 10, 19__

Dear Colleague,

I have the honour to inform you that I have, today, presented to His Excellency..., President of (name of country), the Letter of Credence accred­iting me as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of (name of country) to (name of country).

I avail myself of this opportunity to express my sincere desire to maintain and further develop the cordial relations, both official and personal, which exist so happily between our two countries.

Please accept the assurances of my highest consideration.

Sincerely,

………….

His Excellency

Mr...............

Ambassador of (name of country)

to (name of country)

XV. Translate the documents below, comment on their style and composition.

1)

ПРЕЗИДЕНТ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ

……………………………………….

ПРЕЗИДЕНТУ УКРАИНЫ

………………………………

Уважаемый...,

В это историческое для России и Украины время политика укрепления братской дружбы и сотрудничества между русским и украинским народами несомненно должна получить дальнейшее

развитие и углубление. Во исполнение этой благородной цели решил аккредитовать при ВАС... в качестве своего Чрезвычайного Полномочного Посла.

Аккредитуя ... настоящей грамотой, прошу ВАС, уважаемый….., принять его с благосклонностью и верить всему тому, что он будет иметь честь излагать ВАМ от моего имени и от имени Правительства Российской Федерации.

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Скрепил ...

Министр иностранных дел

Российской Федерации

Москва, Кремль

27 марта 19__года

XVI. Identify the type of a diplomatic document below, give reason to prove your choice.

ELIZABETH THE SECOND,

BY THE GRACE OF GOD OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND AND

OF HER OTHER REALMS AND TERRITORIES QUEEN,

HEAD OF THE COMMONWEALTH,

DEFENDER OF THE FAITH,

&.,&.,&.,

To the President of the Republic of... Sendeth Greeting!

Our Good Friend! Having need elsewhere for the services of Our Trusty and Well-beloved X. who has for some time resided with You in the character of Our Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary,

We have thought fit to notify to You the termination of his Mission in that capacity. We have thought fit to notify to You his Recall.

We are Ourselves so satisfied with the zeal, ability, and fidelity with which X. has executed Our orders on all occasions during his Mission that We trust his conduct will also have merited Your approbation, and in this pleasing confidence We avail Ourselves of the Opportunity to renew to You the assurances of Our constant friendship, and of Our earnest wishes for the welfare and prosperity of the Republic of… .

And so We commend You to the protection of the Almighty.

Given at Our Court of St. James, the.....day of....., One thousand Nine hundred and.....in the.....Year of Our Reign.

Your Good Friend,

…………………..

ELIZABETH R.

XVII. Reproduce the following in English.

Верительные грамоты (lettres de creance - фр.) - документ, удостоверяющий представительский характер дипломатического представителя и аккредитующий его в иностранном государстве. Верительные грамоты подписываются главой государства, назначающего дипломатического представителя, и адресуются главе государства, принимающего дипломатического представителя.

Составными элементами верительных грамот являются: соот­ветствующее конституции или другому основному закону страны, принимающей дипломатического представителя, титулование главы этого государства; фраза, мотивирующая назначение диплома­тического представителя, в редакции которой отражается состояние {дипломатических отношений между двумя странами; имя, фамилия, к также ранг дипломатического представителя, соответствующий уровню, на котором обе страны обмениваются дипломатическими представителями; просьба верить всему тому, что будет излагать дипломатический представитель от имени главы своего государства или от имени своего правительства.

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Отзывные грамоты (lettres de rappel - фр.) - документ, посред­ством которого правительство объявляет об отзыве своего диплома­тического представителя. Они адресуются главе государства, при котором был аккредитован дипломатический представитель, под­писываются главой государства, назначившего дипломатического представителя, и скрепляются министром иностранных дел.

В отзывных грамотах в краткой форме сообщается о факте отзыва дипломатического представителя, о причинах отозвания; выражается надежда, что дипломатический представитель содействовал под­держанию и развитию дипломатических отношений между странами.

XVIII. Speak on the lexical and stylistic peculiarities of letters of credence and letters of recall.