US SAILORS IN CUSTODY OF IRAN TREATED WITH COURTESY: WHITE HOUSE

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FOIA [1]

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FOIA Collection [2]

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06587138

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December 28, 2022

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March 23, 2017

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F-2016-02058

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January 13, 2016

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ENVELOPE ZNR UUUUU HEADER Approved for Release: 2017/02/13 C06587138 UNCLASSIFIED// Page 10 of 50 RAAUZYUW RUEIFBS1241 0131654�UUUU--RUMICEA. R 131654Z JAN 16 FM OSC RESTON VA TO RHMCSII/ATTORNEY GENERAL D BRANCH RHMCSII/COMJSOC FT BRAGG NC RUEPWDC/DA AMHS WASHINGTON DC RHEBAAA/DEPT OF ENERGY WASHINGTON DC//IN-1// RUEPTRX/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHINGTON DC RHEFDIA/DIA WASHINGTON DC RHMCSII/HQ USPACOM NICE RUZEJAA/JAC MOLESWORTH RAF MOLESWORTH UK RHMCSII/JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC//J5// RUZDJWC/JWAC DAHLGREN VA ZEN/NGA WASHINGTON DC RHMCSII/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC RHMCSII/SECSTATE WASHINGTON DC//INR// RUMICEA/USCENTCOM INTEL CEN MACDILL AFB FL RHMCSII/USSOCOM INTEL MACDILL AFB FL ZEN/CIA WASHINGTON DC BT CONTROLS UNCLAS QQQQ CITE OSC RESTON VA 745280 WARNING: TOPIC: DOMESTIC POLITICAL, INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC, INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL, MILITARY SERIAL:IMR2016011360324976 BODY COUNTRY: IRAN SUBJ: (U) US SAILORS IN CUSTODY OF IRAN TREATED WITH COURTESY: WHITE House UNCLASSIFIED// 2/22/2016 Approved for Release: 2017/02/13 006587138 Approved for Release: 2017/02/13 C06587138 Page 11 of 50 UNCLASSIFIED// SOURCE: Tehran Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) in English 13 Jan 16 (U) TEXT: [NEWS AGENCIES] [OSC Transcribed Text] (U) This product may contain copyrighted material; authorized use is for national security purposes of the United States Government only. Any reproduction, dissemination, or use is subject to the OSC usage policy and the original copyright. [Computer selected and disseminated without OSE editorial intervention] Tehran, Jan 13, IRNA - 'We've received assurances from the Iranians, both that our sailors are safe, that they're afforded sort of the care - sort of the proper - courtesy that you'd expect,' White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said. White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest told CNN on Tuesday evening. Excerpts from White House Press Secretary remarks on custody of American sailors follows: 'I can tell you that US officials have been in touch with the Iranians about this situation. This is obviously a situation that we're monitoring closely. We've received assurances from the Iranians, both that our sailors are safe, that they're being - that they're afforded sort of the care - sort of the proper - courtesy that you'd expect. We've also most importantly received assurances they will be allowed to continue their journey promptly. So this is the substance of the communications that we have with the Iranians so far today, and it's a situation we're going to continue to watch closely we're still learning more about the precise circumstances of this particular incident, so I don't want to say anything based on the first unconfirmed information we have at this point. The thing I can tell you we are watching this closely, and we have received assurances from the Iranians that our sailors are safe and that they will be allowed to continue their journey promptly.' Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) declared Wednesday morning that the arrested US boats crew are healthy and well-situated in Farsi Island. UNCLASSIFIED// 2/22/2016 Approved for Release: 2017/02/13 006587138 Approved for Release: 2017/02/13 C06587138 Page 12 of 50 � UNCLASSIFIED// IRGC Public Relations Department, in a statement, said that the US navy boats were stopped Tuesday at 4:30 PM (local time) when they entered Iranian territorial waters near Farsi Island in the middle of the Persian Gulf. IRGC said that the US boats crew are healthy and will be treated well according to the Islamic Law. IRGC declared that the US navy boats entered Iranian territorial waters illegally. 9191 [Description of Source: Tehran Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) in English -- Official state-run online news agency; URL: http://www.irna.ir] (U) This product may contain copyrighted material; authorized use is for national security purposes of the United States Government only. Any reproduction, dissemination, or use is subject to the OSC usage policy and the original copyright. CABLETYPE: FBISEMS ACP 1.0 ADMIN BT #1241 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED// 2/22/2016 Approved for Release: 2017/02/13 C06587138