Diplomatic cable
Zimmermann telegram, a coded diplomatic cable sent on 16 January 1917, from the Foreign Secretary of the German Empire, Arthur Zimmermann, to the German ambassador in Mexico, Heinrich von Eckardt
A diplomatic cable, also known as a diplomatic telegram (DipTelforeign ministry of its parent country.[3][4][5] A diplomatic cable is a type of dispatch. Other dispatches may be sent as physical documents in a diplomatic bag.
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The term cable derives from the time when the medium for such communications was telegraphs travelling along international
one time pad ciphers using key material distributed using diplomatic couriers.[5]
See also
- Telegraphy
- United States diplomatic cables leak – Cablegate by WikiLeaks
References
- ^ "Diptel". 31 October 2016.
- ^ "Guide to composing diplomatic telegrams - a Freedom of Information request to Foreign and Commonwealth Office" (PDF). 21 June 2016.
- ABS–CBN Corporation. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
- ISBN 0-949757-89-6.
(n.) 4. a telegram sent abroad, especially by submarine cable. (v.) 9. to send a message by submarine cable.
- ^ a b Palmer, Brian (29 November 2010). "What's a "Diplomatic Cable"?". Slate. Retrieved 17 December 2010.