diplomatic bag

English

Noun

diplomatic bag (plural diplomatic bags)

1. A container with letters etc from representatives of a given country to another country, which has immunity from examination by customs officials.
   • 1941 October, “Railway Literature”, in Railway Magazine, page 480:

     King's Messenger, 1918-1940: Memoirs of a Silver Greyhound. By George P. Antrobus, O.B.E., King's Foreign Service Messenger 1918-1940. London: Herbert Jenkins Ltd. Price 10s 6d net. [...] His occasional journeys with the diplomatic bags was not a task the author greatly relished.

Synonyms

• diplomatic pouch (US)