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AMEX 2
A XII/Res. 505
PROCEDURE FOR THE ACCREDITATION TO LICO OF PENYAMENT REPRESENTATIVES
AND MEMBERS OF THE PERPLANESTI MISSIONS OF MEMBER GOVERNMENTS
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For the accreditation of a Permanent Representative to IMCO the Member Government concerned shall make known in writing to the Secretary-General the name and rank of the person designated for that purpose.
(a) Where a Member Government wishes to accredit as Permanent Representative a person who is not already or will not be accredited to the Goverment of the United Kingdom, it shall inform the Secretary-General of the name and rank of such person before accreditation. The Secretary-General shall also be informed if the person nominated is a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies or permanently resident in the United Kingdom.
(b) The Secretary-General shall inform the Government of the United Kingdon of the nomination and the Government may express its views thereon
to the Secretary-General.
(c) Where the Government of the United Kingdom raises an objection to a person so nominated, consultations shall take place between the Secretary- General and the Government of the United Kingdom.
The credentials of a Permanent Representative must be issued either by the Head of State or the Head of Government or the Minister for Foreign Affairs and be addressed to the Secretary-General.
As soon as a Permanent Representative assumes functions, the Permanent Mission or diplomatic mission of the Member Government concerned will consult the Office of the Secretary-General in order to make the necessary arrangements for the presentation of credentials of the Permanent Representative to the Secretary-General. The Secretary-General will inform the Government of the United Kingdom of the presentation of credentials as soon as possible after such presentation.
For the accreditation of other members of the Permanent Mission, it is sufficient to address a letter to the Secretary-General signed by the Permanent Representative, referring to the instructions received from the Government to this effect. In the case of persons who are not or will not be accredited to the Government of the United Kingdom and persons who are citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies or permanently resident in the United Kingdom, the procedure described in paragraph 2 above shall be
followed.