# Diplomatic Privileges Act 1964, Paragraph 3


Third States shall accord to official correspondence and other official communications in transit, including messages in code or cipher, the same freedom and protection as is accorded by the receiving State. They shall accord to diplomatic couriers, who have been granted a passport visa if such visa was necessary, and diplomatic bags in transit the same inviolability and protection as the receiving State is bound to accord.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1964/81/schedule/1/part/18/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/diplomatic-privileges-act-1964/schedule-1/part-18/paragraph-3
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