Cablegate: Thailand: Embassy/State Department Human Rights

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UNCLAS BANGKOK 002846

SIPDIS

STATE FOR EAP/BCLTV, L/PM, PM/ISO, INR AND DRL
PACOM FOR FPA HUSO, JIATF/WEST FOR COMMANDER BUSCH

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
SUBJECT: THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS
VETTING FOR: LCDR. WARINTORN KUMHONG

REF: A. JUSMAG/THAI MEMO OF 20 APRIL 2005

B. STATE 021314 - GUIDANCE
C. 03 STATE 34981 - GUIDANCE

1. (U) This is an action request for human rights
verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2.

2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State
Department complete human rights vetting for LCdr. Warintorn
KUMHONG, Naval Personnel Department who has been selected to
attend the courses listed below. Embassy Bangkok possesses
no credible information of gross violations of human rights
by this individual. Embassy Bangkok Political Counselor,
Robert J. Clarke, is the verifying officer for the
Embassy/Department of State.

-- WCN 6355A - Logistics Officer Course at Camp Lejeune, NC
from 13 July to 20 Oct. 2005.

-- WCN 6355B - Logistics Management Development Course at
Ft. Lee, VA from 24 Oct. - 24 Nov. 2005.
BOYCE

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