Withdrawal of a Diplomatic Mission
The recall of an entire diplomatic mission, whether on a temporary or on an indefinite basis, without breach of diplomatic relations between sending and receiving States, is now a relatively frequent procedure. Recall may take place for political, economic or security reasons. In all cases the two States remain formally in diplomatic relations and there are no constraints in their contacts at international conferences or organisations or in third States. Normally, it is hoped that a permanent diplomatic mission may be re- established under more favourable circumstances, and this is more straightforward when no formal breach of relations has taken place. Formal breach is usually very difficult to reverse quickly, even if the reason for it has disappeared. In 1956, for example, Saudi Arabia broke relations with the United Kingdom and France on 6 November, one day before the cease-fire which brought an end to their intervention in Suez, but relations were not restored between Saudi Arabia and either State until 1962.
I. Roberts (org.). Satow’s Diplomatic Practice. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009, p. 215, with adaptations.
Considering the ideas and the vocabulary of the text above, decide whether the statements below are right (C) or wrong (E).
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In line 3, the “sending State” is the one capable of expelling foreign diplomats from its territory.
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In line 7, the expression “there are no constraints in their contacts” means that their contacts remain regular.
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In lines 10 to 12, in the passage “this is more straightforward when no formal breach of relations has taken place”, “more straightforward” could be replaced by less complex without changing the meaning of the sentence.
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In lines 2, 11, and 12, the word “breach” could not be replaced by severance in any of the situations without changing the meaning of the sentences.