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Unit II
English International Documents
DIPLOMATIC COMMUNICATIONS
BETWEEN STATES
1. One major and, in fact, increasingly important aspect of diplomatic work
is the drafting of diplomatic documents.
There are many different forms of official diplomatic documents. A
considerable proportion consists of documents that are of a purely
intradepartmental nature. Another category of diplomatic documents are those
through which official international intercourse goes on in written form. Such
documents express the position, of a state on a particular question of
international affairs.
A large number of diplomatic documents are never published owing to the
insignificance of their subject matter (for instance, notes requesting visas). But a
fairly large proportion of diplomatic documents, particularly those relating to
important international problems, are made public.
2. Until recently diplomatic practice distinguished the following five forms
of written official communications:
(1) personal notes, (2) verbal notes (notes verbales), (3) aides-memoire, (4)
memoranda, and (5) semi-official letters.
A personal note takes the form of a letter drawn up in the first person on
behalf of its signatory. It begins with a salutation and ends with a complimentary
phrase, that is, a standard expression of polite respect.
A verbal note is considered to be the most commonly used form of
diplomatic communication. It is drawn up in the third person and is not usually
signed. It begins and ends with standard formulas of courtesy.
Until fairly recently the choice of the form of note, signed or unsigned, was
regarded as a definite indication of the state of relations between the countries
concerned. Nowadays verbal notes have become part and parcel of the
international intercourse, and no one would now regard a verbal note sent to an
embassy as a display of any ill will.
The aide – memoire is an informal summary of a diplomatic interview or
conversation which serves merely as an aid to memory; usually left at the
foreign office by the ambassador or minister concerned at the foreign office.
A memorandum may be a separate and independent document or it may be
appended to a personal note or a verbal note. In the latter case the memorandum
elaborates and justifies the subject matter dealt with in the note. The
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