From: attila <attila@primenet.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Jan 1996 06:15:43 +0800
To: David Lesher <wb8foz@nrk.com>
Subject: Re: SEY_use [NOISE]
In-Reply-To: <199601012027.PAA02788@nrk.com>
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On Mon, 1 Jan 1996, David Lesher wrote:

> > 
> > 
> >     the concept is interesting... diplomatic immunity is not automatic in 
> > that it implies diplomatic recognition.  does a rogue state enjoy the 
> > privilege of obviously bogus diplomatic passports?  the diplomatic 
> > passport is a "gentleman's agreement" to facilitate trading intelligence 
> > officers --sarcastic maybe, truthful?  been there, done that.
> 
> A Dip Passport does nothing of the kind.
>
    come on, David. stated and "real" use are often quite different.
    I meant what I said, literally: "...been there, done that."

    it's nice to believe that governments are above board --they never
    have been, and never will be --and Bubba is a prime example.  I
    would buy a used car from Tricky Dick long before I would from Bubba!

    power is not only corruption, it is _deceit_!

    BTW, I do not disagree with your "protocol" in the slightest. PNG,
    and the trading of PNGs has been around ever since the French seemed
    to their language dominate foreign affairs --however, persona non
    gratis is rather explicit.

    and, I still wonder how the host country will treat "bogus" DPs 
    from rogue states if they have more DPs than real citizens. uncle
    has been getting less suble these days....
 
> You are awarded stutus by your placement by the host country, on their
> Diplomatic List. If you are there, fine; otherwise... Now, you'll never
> get on that list without a Dip. Passport & recipricol agreement but it's
> not enough...
> 
> Your name can be removed by the host at any time (PNG'ed) but some kind
> of warning is necessary so you can leave the host country prior to
> expiration of the status. (Not much, however! I recall one case where it
> was _literally_ "Be on the 4pm plane, or else.") If you are out of the
> country already, you won't be back. (One person was, and his cat became
> the ""PNG Pussy"" as she was shipped home the next day.)
> 
> The Dip List being out-of-date caused considerable embarrassment to the
> US during our invasion of Panama. Marines raided the Nicaraguan
> Ambassador's Residence because the out-of-date copy at the US Mission
> showed the _old_ address.
> 
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