diplomatic pouch

noun

a sealed mailbag containing diplomatic correspondence that is sent free of inspection between a foreign office and its diplomatic or consular post abroad or from one such post to another.

He stuffed the stolen parts and photos inside a diplomatic pouch and handed it to a driver, who raced to a small airfield.

He commands no coercive authority and carries neither carrots nor sticks in his diplomatic pouch.

I take it, though, you would say that Commission Exhibit No. 930 went by diplomatic pouch.

This he placed in the diplomatic pouch, called for a courier, and despatched him at once for the frontier.

The envelope was marked for delivery from Hong Kong to Chungking via diplomatic pouch.

April 23, 2024inveterate

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