Cablegate: Thailand: Embassy/State Department Human Rights

Wednesday, 10 August 2005, 9:20 am
Cable: Wikileaks
Ref: 05BANGKOK5145

This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

UNCLAS BANGKOK 005145

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: 1LT. NUTTERA TONANON AND FLO PORNPOTE
CHAICHANKUL

REF: A. JUSMAG/THAI MEMO OF 29 JULY 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 the following
individuals in para. 3. Embassy Bangkok possesses no
credible information of gross violations of human rights by
these individuals. Embassy Bangkok Acting Political
Counselor, James F. Cole, is the verifying officer for the
Embassy/Department of State.

3. Details:

1LT Nuttera TONANON, JAG, MOD, WCN 6500, English Language
Course, Lackland AFB, TX from 12 Aug 2005 - 24 Feb 2006.

FLO Pornpote CHAICHANKUL, JAG, MOD, WCN 6500, English
Language Course, Lackland AFB, TX from 12 Aug 2005 - 24 Feb
2006.
ARVIZU

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