Claim

Claim 792

Daniloff was moved from Soviet custody to the custody of the United States Ambassador in Moscow.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement: Daniloff was moved from Soviet custody to the custody of the United States Ambassador in Moscow.
Field: status
Value: Transferred to Ambassador custody
About: incident 1986-ussr-daniloff-moscow-arrest
Source: Remarks at a White House Ceremony for the Elementary School Recognition Program Honorees
Publisher: The American Presidency Project
Method: primary document
Checked: 2026-09-26
Confidence: high
Status: current
Source date: 1986-09-12

Quotation from the source

our hostage in Moscow, Mr. Daniloff, has been transferred to the custody of our Ambassador and will be in the Embassy there.