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Circular Despatch
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PROTOCOL AMENDING THE CONSULAR CONVENTION WITH POLAND
1. In my Circular Despatch GNT 401/3 of 25 March 1977 I
asked Dependent Territories to consider what statutory or other measures were required in order to give effect to the Consular, Conventions with Czechoslovakia, the German
Democratic Republic, Hungary and Mongolia.
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2. I request that similar consideration now be given to the implementation of the Protocol signed on 16 December 1976, amending the Consular Convention with Poland. It is the intention of the British Government to ratify the Protoal during of this year. The Convention as amended thily days tot of tis ratification by the Protocol, will www enter into force/för all territo- ries for the international relations of which the United
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3. The principle effect of the Protocol is to increase the privileges and immunities accorded to members of the consular posts of each country so that they equate, to those
of enjoyed by the corresponding categories of staff at their diplomatic missions. In addition, the Protocol provides for anigif banty improvement in consular rights concerning the notification of arrest of nationals and access to them in detention. New provisions are also added to the Convention regulating the exercise of jurisdiction in respect of visiting ships and giving more favourable treatment to persons having a beneficial interest in estates of small
value.
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