TELEGRAM
FROM
AMEMBASSY TEHRAN
AMEMBASSY TEHRAN
CLASSIFICATION
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
ACTION: SECSTATE WASH DC IMMEDIATE
CONFIDENTIAL TEHRAN 11228
E.O. 11652: GDS
TAGS: PINS, IR
SUBJ: KARIM SANJABI
REP: STATE 289279
DEPUTY MINISTER OF COURT BAHADORI MADE INQUIRIES AT OUR REQUEST YESTERDAY AND INFORMS US SANJABI IS IN COMFORTABLE CIRCUMSTANCES WHILE UNDER ARREST. HEAD OF SAVAK GENERAL MOGHADAM, WHO WAS SANJABI'S LAW STUDENT, HAS PERSONALLY INDICATED TO US THE SAME THING. WE HAVE ALREADY REPORTED CIRCUMSTANCES OF HIS ARREST UNDER MARTIAL LAW REGULATION SECTION 5 ON NOV 11 WHEN HE WAS ILLEGALLY TRYING TO HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE.
SULLIVAN