Also called the diplomatic bag, apparently the diplomatic pouch really does exist!
I remember there being lots of confusion about the diplomatic pouch prior to departing for India. We were told that we could send our teaching/reading materials to India ahead of time via this pouch so that we could avoid having the extra weight in our suitcases.
While I wasn't able to solve the mystery in time to use the pouch myself, this mysterious thing really piqued my curiosity as we consider our options for how to get my husband back to the United States (just kidding!). Seriously though, you will find some creative (and illegal, mind you) uses of the pouch in the links below.
I haven't had the chance to look into this too much yet, but here are a few websites that might help you begin to understand what the diplomatic pouch is (it can be virtually anything) and how to use it. Please share if you have any success (or unsuccess) with it!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomatic_bag
http://www.state.gov/m/a/dir/regs/fam/14fam/700/index.htm
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2234/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-diplomatic-pouch
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