(a) the legal status of such couriers and bags; and bags of any rules set forth in the under international law independently of Article 3 Use of terms 1.For the purposes of the.present articles: (f) 'diplanratic courieri neans a person duly authorized by the sending state,either on a regular basis or for a special occasion as a courier ad hoc, ass(b) the application to such courierspresent articles uhich rould be applicable the present articles. A/40/ 447 EngI ish Page 5 (a) a diplonatic courier within the meaning of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic RelaEions of I8 April 1961; (b) a consular courier within the neaning of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of, 24 April 1963i (c) a courier of a special nission sithin the meaning of fhe ConvenEion on Special tlissions of 8 Decenber 1969t or (d) a courier of a permanent nission, of a. permanent observer nlssion, of a delegation, or of an observer delegation, within the meaning of the Vienna Convention on the Representation of SEaEes in Their Relations with International Organizations of a Universal Character of l4 l,larch 1975, who is entrusted with Ehe custody, transportation and delivery of the diplmat,ic bag, and is employed for the official conmunications- referred Eo in article It (21 ndiplonatic bag" means the packages containing official correspondence, documents or articles intended exclusively for official use, whether accompanied by diploratic courier or not, which are used for the official cornmunications referred Eo in article I and which bear visible external narks of their character as: (a) a diplonatic bag within the meaning of the Vienna Convention on Diplomat,ic Relations of 18 April 195I; (b) a consular bag within the neaning of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of 24 April 19631 (c) a bag of a special mission within t,he neaning of the Oonvention on
**Analysis**
This text appears to be related to international law and diplomacy, specifically discussing the legal status of couriers and bags in international relations. It references various conventions and treaties, such as the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, which suggests a focus on international relations and diplomacy rather than any of the other categories.

**Category**
Transport and communication, International relations