instructions on any written material to be left with the host government officials. Such material could take the form of an aide-mémoire, a letter, or a "non-paper" that provides a written version of the verbal presentation (i.e., the talking points as delivered). Unless otherwise instructed, the post should normally provide an aide-memoire or non-paper at the conclusion of a démarche. Any classified aide-memoire or non-paper must be appropriately marked and caveated as to the countries authorized for receipt, e.g. "Rel. UK" indicates "Releasable to the United Kingdom") Delivery and follow-up action Upon receipt of démarche instructions from the Department of State, embassies should make every effort to deliver the démarche to the appropriate foreign government officials as soon as possible. After delivering the démarche, the embassy should report to the Department of State via front-channel cable. The reporting cable should include the instruction cable as a reference, but it need not repeat the talking points transmitted in that cable. It should provide the name and title of the person to whom the démarche was made, and record that official's response to the presentation. As appropriate, the reporting cable should also describe any specific follow-up action needed by the embassy, Department of State, or the foreign government. See also Ultimatum Service of process Citations General references "Correspondence Handbook", Document 5 FAH-1, U.S. Dept. of State The Hindu, 17 December 2001 "The Van Diepen Demarch" The New York Sun, 4 December 2007 External links Diplomacy Government documents International relations terminology