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diplomatic bag

British

noun

a container or bag in which official mail is sent, free from customs inspection, to and from an embassy or consulate

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"What is obtained," police wrote, "is compensation in terms of prestige, privileges and social relations, not to mention the coveted diplomatic bag … that crosses borders without any control."

From Salon

Under the Vienna convention the diplomatic bag is inviolable.

From The Guardian

On fake headed notepaper, the IRD circulated a press release to hundreds of newspapers and opinion formers - sending the releases via the British diplomatic bag which meant they would have the right postmark.

From BBC

Pope Francis has still not replied to a letter she wrote to him after the Vatican decision, despite it being sent by diplomatic bag.

From New York Times

Take the 2015 case of the first secretary of North Korea’s embassy in Dhaka, who was found to be carrying a diplomatic bag full of 170 undeclared gold bars worth an estimated $1.4 million.

From Seattle Times

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