Diplomatic cable

Wire report (also wire message; Abbreviation: DB) is an obsolete term for encrypted telegrams for transmission of secret diplomatic messages in the scope of the Foreign Office. In fact, it is the transmission of a report from a diplomatic mission to Germany. The reverse path, the (encrypted) transmission of diplomatic cables by the Foreign Office to the foreign representative, said wire adoption. For particularly urgent messages, there is the Telegraph characters MOST URGENT! MOST URGENT or night!. In the latter case, the notification must be secured (eg by raising responsible departmental head ) even at night.

Technical process

The wire report is still the classic form of reporting German missions abroad, especially on political issues, even if the reports are no longer telegram, but transmitted via encrypted e - mail connections. There are also writing reports, email reports and simple e -mail messages that are chosen for less significant issues.

Structure

A wire report traditionally consists of three parts, which are headed " Summary" "In detail " and " evaluation". Increasingly now instead a dichotomy in the "Summary and Evaluation " and " addition and in detail " used. In the beginning they contain either be labeled as " information " or " With the request for transfer". Wire reports are drawn and the responsibility of the Head of Delegation or his absence from business support; the actual author will be indicated in the heading. The usual diction of a wire report is short and pointed. Key terms are highlighted by two dashes; Country names and other terms are abbreviated. A typical introductory sentence could for example be: After withdrawal SVN StP evening Parliament was dissolved yesterday; Elections are for - 20.3 - applied.. (SVN StP = Slovenian President )

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