reftel

plural reftels

1. historicalA telegram referenced within another message; especially in the context of diplomatic cables.

   Reftel was on my desk when I arrived in Saigon.

   2006, Marshall Brement, Day of the Dead: A Novel, Asphodel Press, →ISBN

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   Per reftel and other information, the Government of Israel (GOI) is concerned that Syria intends to imminently transfer SCUDD missiles to Hizballah in Lebanon.

   2011, Alexander Star, Open Secrets: WikiLeaks, War and American Diplomacy, The New York Times Company, →ISBN