Diplomatic Pouches - United States Department of State
WEBNov 9, 2012 · A diplomatic pouch (or “bag”) is any properly identified and sealed package, pouch, envelope, bag, or other container that is used to transport official correspondence, documents, and other articles intended for official use, between: Embassies, legations, consular posts, and the foreign office of any government;
14 FAM 720 DIPLOMATIC POUCH - United States Department of …
WEBThe Diplomatic Pouch and Mail Division (A/LM/PMP/DPM) provides diplomatic classified and unclassified pouch services for official items to the Department and to all agencies operating abroad under chief-of-mission (COM) authority.
Diplomatic bag - Wikipedia
WEBA diplomatic bag, also known as a diplomatic pouch, is a container with certain legal protections used for carrying official correspondence or other items between a diplomatic mission and its home government or other diplomatic, consular, or …
14 FAH-4 H-210 DIPLOMATIC POUCHES - United States …
WEBThe diplomatic pouch transports official items for the official use of the U.S. mission across international frontiers without procedural delay, interior inspection (including x-ray or other scanning), or physical opening of a diplomatic pouch by host-nation foreign government officials.
Mail Management - United States Department of State
WEBJan 20, 2009 · Welcome to the Diplomatic Pouch and Mail Division of the U.S. Department of State. We process all incoming and outgoing mail, maintain the internal messenger service and to provide diplomatic pouch service, both classified and unclassified, to State Department Foreign Service missions.
Every Pouch has a Story - United States Department of State
WEBJul 21, 2018 · The Department of State Diplomatic Courier Service, which marks its 100th anniversary in 2018, ships tens of thousands of bags and containers, known as pouches, around the world each year (more than 116,000 separate items in 2017).
12 FAM 120 DIPLOMATIC COURIER DUTIES
WEBThe diplomatic courier must deliver all classified diplomatic pouches intact to an authorized individual at either port of entry, a classified diplomatic pouch room, or secure transit point (e.g., the airport convenient to the addressee post) …
WEBThe U.S. Diplomatic Courier Service (DCS) safeguards and escorts diplomatic pouches containing classified and sensitive materials to all U.S. diplomatic missions overseas and to U.S. Department of State headquarters.
Diplomatic Courier Service (Text Version) - United States …
WEBApr 9, 2019 · Diplomatic couriers spend tens of thousands of hours annually delivering millions of pounds of classified diplomatic pouch material by air, sea, and land. The DCS traces its origins to the U.S. Army “Silver Greyhounds” courier detachment, which was established in 1918.
eCFR :: 19 CFR 145.38 -- Diplomatic pouches.
WEB§ 145.38 Diplomatic pouches. Mail articles bearing the official seal of a foreign government with which the United States has diplomatic relations, accompanied by certificates bearing such seal to the effect that they contain only official communications or documents, shall be admitted free of duty without Customs examination.
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