VIENNA CONVENTION OF UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION

of April 18, 1961

About the diplomatic intercourses

The states which are the Parties of this Convention

noting that the people of all countries since ancient times recognize the status of diplomatic agents,

in view of the purposes and the principles of Articles of organization of the United Nations concerning sovereign equality of the states, maintenance of international peace and safety and assistance to development of friendship between the states,

being convinced that the conclusion of the international convention about the diplomatic intercourses, privileges and immunities will promote development of friendship between the states, irrespective of distinctions in their political and social order,

understanding that such privileges and immunities are provided not for benefits of individuals, and for ensuring effective implementation of functions of diplomatic representations as the bodies representing the states, confirming that regulations of customary international law will continue to regulate the questions which are directly not provided by provisions of this Convention

agreed as follows:

Article 1

In this Convention the stated below terms have the following value:

a) "chief representative" is person to who the accrediting state assigns obligation to be effective in this quality;

b) "staff of representation" are the chief representative and members of personnel of representation;

c) "members of personnel of representation" are members of diplomatic staff, administrative technicians and service personnel of representation;

d) "members of diplomatic staff" are the members of personnel of representation having diplomatic rank;

e) "diplomatic agent" is the chief representative or the member of diplomatic staff of representation;

f) "members of administrative technicians" are the members of personnel of representation performing administrative maintenance of representation;

g) "members of service personnel" are the members of personnel of representation who are carrying out obligations on servicing of representation;

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