No. 19. United Kingdom Government Mission 1967
 (Immunities and Privileges).


 (b) The exemption from taxation referred to in this
 paragraph shall not apply to ;uch tines and taxes payable
 under the law of St. Vincent by person; contracting with the
 Government of the Unlted Kingdom or the head of the mission.

 3. The archives and docnmeiits of the mission shall be
 inviolable at any time and wherever they may be.

 4.-(a) The Government of St. Vincent shall permit and
 protect free communication on the part cF the mission for all
 official purposes. In communicating "riTh the Government and
 other missions and consulates of the TTnited Kingdom, wherever
 situated, the mission may employ all appropriate means, in-
 cluding diplomatic couriers and messages in code or cipher.
 (b) The official cT.'res pondence o0' the nis -ion shall be in-
 violable. Official corr'spondecwe means all correspondence
 relating to the mission and its functions.
 (c) The diplomatic bag shall not be opened or detained.
 (d) The packages consituting the diplomatic bag must
 bear visible external marks of their character and may contain
 only diplomatic documents or articles intended for official use.
 (e) The diplomatic courier, who shall be provided with an
 official document indicating his status and the number of pack-
 ages constituting the diplomatic bag, shall be protected by the
 Government of St. Vincent in the performance of his functions.
 He shall enjoy personal inviolability and shall not be liable
 to any form of arrest or detention.

 (f) The Government of tl e United Kingdom or the mis-
 sion may designate diplomatic "ourier, ai hoc. In such cases
 the provisions of sub-paragralhl (e) of this paragraph shall
 also apply, except that the in m munities therein mentioned shall
 cease to apply when such a courier has delivered to the con-
 signee the diplomatic bag in his charge.

 (g) A diplomatic bag may be entrusted to the captain of a
 commercial aircraft as scheduled to land at an authorised port
 of entry. He shall be provided with an official document indi-
 cating the number of packages coni;tituting the bag but he
 shall not be considered to be a diplomatic courier. The mis-
 sion may send one of its members to take possession of the