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(c) PARAGRAPH FOUR: DIPLOMATIC PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES

[IF IT IS SUGGESTED THAT IT IS WRONG TO EXTEND DIPLOMATIC PRIVILEGES

AND IMMUNITIES IN GENERAL]

The Vienna Convention is an essential element in the conduct of

foreign relations. If immunities are not conferred on diplomats in

London, our diplomats in other countries could well be vulnerable.

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