Identifier
Created
Classification
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09CANBERRA334
2009-04-02 06:33:00
SECRET//NOFORN
Embassy Canberra
Cable title:
AUSTRALIAN DEMARCHE TO IRANIANS URGING THE RELEASE OF DETAINED AMERICAN, MS SABERI
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S E C R E T CANBERRA 000334
NOFORN
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA ERICA THIBAULT, NEA/IR,NEA,S/SAGSWA,P
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/02/2019
TAGS: PGOV OHUM PREL AS EZ IN IR NO NZ TU VT EUN
SUBJECT: AUSTRALIAN DEMARCHE TO IRANIANS URGING THE RELEASE
OF DETAINED AMERICAN, MS SABERI
REF: A. A. STATE 30046
B. B. CANBERRA 00326
Classified By: Clasified by: Political Counselor, James F. Cole, for re
asons 1.4 (b) and (d)
S E C R E T CANBERRA 000334
NOFORN
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA ERICA THIBAULT, NEA/IR,NEA,S/SAGSWA,P
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/02/2019
TAGS: PGOV OHUM PREL AS EZ IN IR NO NZ TU VT EUN
SUBJECT: AUSTRALIAN DEMARCHE TO IRANIANS URGING THE RELEASE
OF DETAINED AMERICAN, MS SABERI
REF: A. A. STATE 30046
B. B. CANBERRA 00326
Classified By: Clasified by: Political Counselor, James F. Cole, for re
asons 1.4 (b) and (d)
1. (S/NF) Further to Ref B, April 2, Hugh Jeffry, Director
of Iran Section, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
told Poloff that, in response to Ref A request, the GOA had
delivered a message to the Iranian ambassador, Mahmoud
Movahhedi, in Canberra requesting the freeing of the American
citizen, Ms Roxana Saberi, for humanitarian reasons.
2. (S/NF) Ambassador Movahhedi accepted the message and
promised to return a formal response in the coming days. He
also mentioned that he had been informed by Tehran that Ms
Saberi was to be visited in prison by her parents on
April 2. The Iranian response will be provided septel.
RICHE
NOFORN
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA ERICA THIBAULT, NEA/IR,NEA,S/SAGSWA,P
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/02/2019
TAGS: PGOV OHUM PREL AS EZ IN IR NO NZ TU VT EUN
SUBJECT: AUSTRALIAN DEMARCHE TO IRANIANS URGING THE RELEASE
OF DETAINED AMERICAN, MS SABERI
REF: A. A. STATE 30046
B. B. CANBERRA 00326
Classified By: Clasified by: Political Counselor, James F. Cole, for re
asons 1.4 (b) and (d)
1. (S/NF) Further to Ref B, April 2, Hugh Jeffry, Director
of Iran Section, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
told Poloff that, in response to Ref A request, the GOA had
delivered a message to the Iranian ambassador, Mahmoud
Movahhedi, in Canberra requesting the freeing of the American
citizen, Ms Roxana Saberi, for humanitarian reasons.
2. (S/NF) Ambassador Movahhedi accepted the message and
promised to return a formal response in the coming days. He
also mentioned that he had been informed by Tehran that Ms
Saberi was to be visited in prison by her parents on
April 2. The Iranian response will be provided septel.
RICHE