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SPECIAL MISSION [2 records]

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Record 1 2001-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diplomacy
DEF

... a temporary mission, representing the State which is sent by one State to another State with the consent of the latter for the purpose of dealing with it on specific questions and of performing in relation to it a specific task.

CONT

countries frequently entrust either a member of their government, a high-ranking official (who may or may not belong to the diplomatic service) or an important person with an extraordinary mission to a foreign government.

OBS

Art 1, convention on Special Missions.

OBS

special mission: Expression reproduced from the Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Diplomatie
DEF

[...] une mission temporaire, ayant un caractère représentatif de l'État, envoyée par un État auprès d'un autre État avec le consentement de ce dernier pour traiter avec lui de questions déterminées ou pour accomplir auprès de lui une tâche déterminée.

CONT

Les gouvernements chargent fréquemment d'une mission extraordinaire auprès d'un gouvernement étranger soit un membre du gouvernement, soit un haut fonctionnaire appartenant ou non aux cadres diplomatiques, soit une haute personnalité.

OBS

Art. 1, Convention sur les missions spéciales.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Diplomacia
DEF

Misión temporal, que tiene carácter representativo del Estado, enviada por un Estado ante otro Estado con el consentimiento de este último para tratar con él asuntos determinados o realizar ante él un cometido determinado.

OBS

misión especial ha sido definido en el artículo 1. de la Convención sobre las Misiones Especiales.

OBS

misión especial: Expresión y definición reproducidas del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra.

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Record 2 1995-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Land Forces
  • Military Tactics
CONT

Not the least advantage of pictograms is that they are totally silent while radio-dispatched aural signals can attract enemy attentions during special or covert missions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forces terrestres
  • Tactique militaire
CONT

L'un des avantages des pictogrammes et non des moindres est leur silence total, contrairement aux liaisons radiophoniques qui risquent d'alerter l'adversaire lors d'opérations spéciales ou de raids de commandos.

Spanish

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