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Chapter 2. D ip lom a tic and C on su lar S erv ic e . D onm arK s R ep resen ta tio n ab ro ad . — T h e F oreign O ffice P ress. B u rea u . — F oreign M in isters an d C o n su ls in C op en h agen . — A u d ie n c e . — P ass= port.O ffice — P assp ort= vise — T ic k e ts of a d m issio n .

While Denmark in the be­ ginning of the nineteenth century, owing to its politi­ cal position, had quite a la r­ ge diplomatic representation both in Europe and in other parts of the world, the num ­ ber of the legations during the following decades, espe­ cially after the war w ith Germany in 1864, was very much reduced, finally consi­ sting of only four to five le­ gations in Europes most im­ p ortan t countries and one outside Europe. (W ashing­ ton) . In the beginning of the present century a few diplo­ matic consulates were esta­ blished as a tria l and a couple of commercial attaches were employed a t the legations. The great war, in the meantime, proved, th a t Den- marks representation abroad

was altogether inadequate, both political and commer­ cial. The whole foreign re­ presentation therefore was reorganized by a law of May 1921. Denmark is now represen­ ted by legations in most of the European capitals and several oversea. Tn a great number of im portant places of trade and ports consula­ tes have been established. The government in the course of time lias experienced, th a t the commercial interests are fully as im portant as the political, and the legations therefore are commissioned to attend to the interests of the Danish industry and commerce in •the various countries. For this reason commercial and ag ricultural attaches have been employed a t most of the legations, while to

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