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FOREIGN POLICY ASPECTS OF THE DETENTION OF NAVAL PERSONNEL BY THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN
SIXTH REPORT OF SESSION 2006-07 REPORT, TOGETHER WITH FORMAL MINUTES, ORAL AND WRITTEN EVIDENCE |
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Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Foreign Affairs Committee |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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| ISBN 10: |
0215035356 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780215035356 |
| Publisher: |
TSO |
| Pub. date: |
22 July, 2007 |
| Series: |
House of Commons Papers Session 2006-07, 880 |
| Pages: |
65 |
| Synopsis: |
The Committee's report examines the UK Government's diplomatic handling of the seizure of eight Royal Navy sailors and seven Royal Marines by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard in the Shatt al-Arab waterway in March 2007. The issues discussed include: Iran's objectives and strategy during this incident, the Government's diplomatic strategy, the role of regional states and the United States, the sale of stories by captured personnel to the media, and the value of diplomacy to resolve such incidents. Amongst its findings, the report condemns the treatment of the British personnel by Iranian authorities as unacceptable, particularly the use of public confessions and its refusal to grant consular access to detainees.It broadly supports the Government's dual-track diplomatic approach against Iran but criticises the Government's failure to engage with the appropriate interlocutors within the Iranian regime at a sufficiently early stage.The Committee also finds that the MoD's decision to allow returning detainees to sell their stories to the media displayed a disturbing lack of judgement and calls on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office to state in its response to the report who took the decision to give authorisation. Overall, the Committee supports the FCO's overall approach during the crisis, despite some tactical mistakes, and argues that the incident shows the value of diplomacy to resolve a crisis peacefully. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Stationery Office Books |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |