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ARMY REOKJLATION
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27-52
SECNAVINSTRUCHON5820.6
AIR FORCEREOULA’MON
No. 110-13
CONSULAR PROTECTION
UNIFORM
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AR 27-52
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SECNAVINST 5W.6
AFR 110-13
DEPARTMENTS OF T1112 ARMY,
THE NAVY, AND THE AIR FORCE
WASIILNCWON,D. C., 5 NOtv]ii?wr ]968
LEGAL SERVICES
OF FOREIGN NATIONALS SU13JiNX’ TO THE
CODE OF MILITAR1’ JUSTICE
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AWI.:SI)IX. Liht of 1,’or(igll (’onsuhtes in the I’nited Stntt>s.
1. Purpose and scope. This ~~~uli~t ion prescribes
the policy and l)mwlures
un~ler wl~ich foreign
consular officers are Io k givcl~ II{)tice of the ap-
prehension, confine] l]ent
, or tritll lJy court -llulrtial
of their fellow nationals servil)g in thu’
lJllited
StitCS
Armetl FOt’cC!s,ill)d i\LW tO h prol” ide(l the
opl)ortunity to visit! (ool)~l))lll~ic:~t(”]~itlll al){l ot!lcL’-
wiso safeguard tlw illtercsts ()t’ sll~ll t’(~reigll rl:l-
tionals.
2.
Explanation of terms. For the purpose of this
regulation, the foll(J\ving CXIJi;Ill:ltiOnSNpply :
a. “(k)IISL1l’’-’r]l@ oi~iciitl rel)rese]lt ative of a
foreign country,
\vlio is rhal’gcd ~vith cohsular
rnattex%for the locale in ~~l]icll a rircu]rlst;ln(’e re-
quiring IIOtifiCiltiOlloccurs.”
~, “Foreign
ll:lti OlliL1’)—All~ lllPl)ll)e~ of the
Armed Forces of tl]e United States WI1Ois a nm-
tiomd
of a foreign country iill(l who is not nlso a
citizen or national of the lTllitwl States.
c.
“Notifying
of]i~er’~-’l’]l(i
o!lieer exercisilig
court-martial juriscl iction ov(’r tllc foreign n~L-
tional. For the Ariny and N:~vy ancl the Marine
Corps, the notifying (~ific~ris 11le o~fi~ere~er~ising
general court -mart ial jurisdirt ion. For the Air
Force, tho notifying otlieer is tl)e oficer exercising
special court-martial jurisdiction,
d. “Territory of the IJnitcd States’’-’I’he 50
Stiites and the District of Columbia,
.
3.
Applicability. This regulation applies only
~vithin the territory of the United States.
“r.i(:o
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4. Notification. a. Circum&tunces requiring noti-
$rut;o),.
~Tot ificatioIl is &lLlrc(l lyllencl,cr n fOr-
cign lmtioll:ll is apl]rchended under circunlst:tnces
likely to resiilt ill confincnwtlt or trial by court-
l)li~lti;l~ad StLltCstl):lt,]W is il t’OLWiglllldiO1l:L],Or
is ordered into ahest or coldlnvn)[~ntjor is helcl for
tri:]l witl] or without ally for]l~ of’ restraint, or
WIWUCourt-martilll charges flgtiinst him :uw re.
tkrred for trial.
b. L’y w])om Itde.
Excc.l)t :1s otlwrwise l)ro-
vided herei]!, the ]mtifications nlld r(’lwrts r~(luired
hy this regulation will be l~la(le by tl]e llotifyil~g
oilker, Notification shall be gire]~ wily wlicn :uly
of the circumstances slwcificd ill a :Lbovc occurs
Ivitllill llle territory of the Unit(d St;Lles.
c. l?xception.y to
ndijicution r(guimnwt.
(1) ~4t sea. If a]ly of tile circulnstanccs speci-
fied in a above occurs abourd a sllil) at s.c:k,llotifiwl-
tion is not required while the ship is at sm. “At
M?ilj
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as used hem, (1OCS]]ot ill(lu{le a l]:trlmr or,
except on a then outbound S1lip, t(’rrit oriill w:lters
of tl]e United States.
(2) fVwnLe7’ of 7U)tificd/iO/,,s. OI,CC l,otificti-
tiou is given, it need not lx l’el)c~lt(:~l~L~s~lh~lcnt
d ages
of thesame-e.
(3) Disoipliruz?y’ac tion.
This rcgLllwtiol] does
not require notification when disciplinary action
under Article 15 of tlm Uniform Code of Milit:my ~
Justice or administrative fiction is taken ag;iinst
a foreign national or if he is apprehended or con-
fined in anticipation that only such action ]vill be
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