Paper 101
DipNotes
All About Memos!
Cables
What Letter Is It?
100

An official written correspondence between one government to another government.

What is a Diplomatic Note?

100

A Diplomatic Note is sent from the Embassy in which capital city in France?

What is Paris?

100
This memo is requesting that you do something!

What is an Action Memo?

100

A cable that lets you know where you are assigned.

What is your Assignments cable or TMONE?

100

The Ambassador requests donations from U.S. companies in-country for the official July 4 celebration?

What is a July 4 or National Day letter?

200

A formal or informal written product to an individual.

What is a letter?

200

What are the margins for a Diplomatic Note?

What is one inch?

200

This memo is giving you every detail of an event.

What is a Briefing Checklist (BCL)?

200

A cable that lays out what you are entitled to for your PCS travel to post.

What is a Travel Authorization or TMFOUR?

200

The Political Officer expresses her sadness at the death of a contact's family member.

What is a Condolence Letter?

300

An official written record from a USG agency.

What is a cable?

300

The most common type of Diplomatic Note?

What is the Third-Person Diplomatic Note?

300

This attachment tells you who will be at an event.

What is a Guest List?

300

A cable telling you to do something.

What is an Action Request?

300

The Ambassador expresses gratitude to the U.S. companies that donated to the official July 4 event. 

What is a Thank You letter?

400

I convey information within an organization.

What is a memo?

400

Verbal formal communication to a foreign government.

What is a demarche?

400

This attachment tells you what to say in a meeting.

What are Talking Points?

400

A cable that will wake you up in the middle of the night.

What is a NIACT cable?
400

The Political Officer expresses their happiness at a contact's child winning the Olympics.

What is a Congratulatory Letter?