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(1) Foreign prisoners may, in matters of urgency, at the discretion of the Superintendent, be allowed to petition the consulate of their respective Governments, but such petition shall be forwarded through the CPV Division, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. (2) Petitions addressed by the foreign prisoners, including the under-trial prisoners, to the President, Vice-President, Prime Minister, and other high dignitaries of the Central or the State Government may be forwarded to them through the Director General. The Director General, may, however, withhold such petition if the statements contained therein are untrue or the petition is couched in intemperate or objectionable language. The reasons for withholding the petition may, however, be reported to the addressee by the Director General through the ordinary official channel. Communicatio n or interview with foreign prisoner.