TOPIC VI. LETTERS OF CREDENCE AND RECALL
In view of the importance of the position, official as well as personal,of the head of a diplomatic
mission,custom requires that the government which sends the envoy ascertains before his appointment
that he will be persona grata. The request for agrement or acceptance is presented either through the
head of mission of the receiving state or the charge d’affaires who is temporarily in charge of the
mission,or through the diplomatic mission of the sending state in the receiving state. As soon as consent
is obtained the appointment is made public.
The new head of mission is provided by the government with official letters called letters of credence
or, colloquially, credentials. These letters are placed in an envelope sealed with wax, and must,in
principle,be opened by the head of state at the time of presentation. A true copy (copied’usage) is added
which is destined to be delivered by the head of mission to the Minister for Foreign Affairs at the time
of his arrival. These letters confer upon the foreign envoy the authority for his mission and determine
bearing of his appointment.
The protocol forms of his official document include one which accredits, personally, the new head of
mission to the head of state and requests faith and credence in the former’s statements.
In most states,the presentation of credentials by a diplomatic representative implies recognition de
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