NOTE VERBALE

March 26, 2019

India has raised with Pakistan the alleged abduction of two minor Hindu girls in that country and their alleged conversion to Islam. The government raised the matter through a note verbale sent to the Pakistan Foreign Ministry.

About: 

  • Etymology: Note verbale, a French term, literally means a verbal note, because it was meant to be delivered orally to the recipient. In modern times, it is a written note. 

  • What is it? A note verbale is a diplomatic communication from one government to another, delivered through each other’s diplomatic representatives. 

  • Features: 
    • Notes verbale are the commonest method of formal diplomatic communication. They are used to convey information or requests of all kinds. 

    • A note verbale is written on the sending entity’s letterhead, and stamped with that entity’s seal, but not signed. 

    • It is written in the third person. 



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