Consular notification is the process by which U$.$S$.$ authorities inform foreign government representatives regarding their citizens in the United States and permit foreign consular officers to assist their nationals. If a foreign national arrested in the United States is from a country that has mandatory notification, then the foreign consular officer must be notified of the arrest, even if the foreign national objects. For other countries, U$.$S$.$ authorities inform the foreign national that he$/$she may have a consular officer notified of the arrest. The foreign national can accept or decline the offer to notify.

From the information given above, it CANNOT be validly concluded that, with regard to foreign nationals arrested in the United States,

A$)$ if the foreign national does not agree to consular notification, then U$.$S$.$ authorities will not inform the foreign consular officer of the arrest

B$)$ if the foreign national is from a country with mandatory notification, then U$.$S$.$ authorities will inform the foreign consular officer of the arrest

C$)$ if a foreign national arrested in the United States agrees to consular notification, then U$.$S$.$ authorities will inform the foreign consular of the arrest

D$)$ in all cases in which the foreign national is from a country with mandatory notification, U$.$S$.$ authorities will inform the foreign consular officer of the arrest

E$)$ in every case in which the foreign national agrees to consular notification, U$.$S$.$ authorities will inform the foreign consular officer of the arrest