File:The Department of State’s Diplomatic Pouch and Mail Room, 1939. (41932292920).jpg

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Description The Department of State’s Diplomatic Pouch and Mail Room, 1939. As the image suggests, the sheer volume of Department correspondence had outgrown the Despatch Agent system created in the 1830s. German and Japanese submarine warfare added further problems to the pouch system, leading the Department to experiment with air mail routes, military couriers, and airgrams. The experience of World War II would lead to the creation of a formal Diplomatic Courier service. Source: Department of State Records, National Archives and Records Administration.
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Source The Department of State’s Diplomatic Pouch and Mail Room, 1939.
Author Diplomatic Security Service from Washington, D.C., United States of America

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Public domain This image is a work of a United States Department of State employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain per 17 U.S.C. § 101 and § 105 and the Department Copyright Information.
This image was originally posted to Flickr by Diplomatic Security Service at https://flickr.com/photos/149152339@N04/41932292920. It was reviewed on 12 December 2019 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

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