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ARTICLE-19: APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF CONSULAR STAFF     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. Subject to the provisions of Articles 20, 22 and 23, the sending State may freely appoint the members of the consular staff. ...


ARTICLE-35: FREEDOM OF COMMUNICATION     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 7. A consular bag may be entrusted to the captain of a ship or of a commercial aircraft scheduled to land at an authorized port of entry. He shall be provided with an official document indicating the number of packages constituting the bag, but he shall not be considered to be a consular courier. By arrangement with the appropriate local authorities, the consular post may send one of its members to take possession of the bag directly and freely from the captain of the ship or of the aircraft. ...


ARTICLE-36: COMMUNICATION AND CONTACT WITH NATIONALS OF THE SENDING STATE     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (a) consular officers shall be free to communicate with nationals of the sending State and to have access to them. Nationals of the sending State shall have the same freedom with respect to communication with and access to consular officers of the sending State; ...


ARTICLE-68: OPTIONAL CHARACTER OF THE INSTITUTION     [go to this ARTICLE]
... OF HONORARY CONSULAR OFFICERS Each State is free to decide whether it will appoint or receive honorary consular officers. ...


ARTICLE-69: CONSULAR AGENTS WHO ARE NOT HEADS OF CONSULAR POSTS     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. Each State is free to decide whether it will establish or admit consular agencies conducted by consular agents not designated as heads of consular post by the sending State. ...