Dispatch
Under a telegram ( fr. Dépêcher rush ', hurry') is meant a message , wherein the term telegram (also cable despatch or more precisely "telegraphic dispatch" ) from the concept telegram has been replaced
- an urgent message between heads of state, members of government, diplomats and other authorized persons, see state telegram
 - a report in the event of an alarm from the control center to the emergency services for a more detailed description of the operation, see alarm dispatch
 
Famous dispatches are:
- the Emser Dispatch (1870)
 - War dispatches from Ernst Litfaß (1870/71)
 - the Krüger dispatch (1896)
 - the carpenter's dispatch (1917)
 - the US embassy dispatches (2010)
 
See also
- Swiss Dispatch Agency (SDA)
 - ddp - Deutscher Depeschendienst, a news agency
 - RWM-Depesche , magazine for weapons technology and military history
 
Web links
Wiktionary: Depesche  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations