Cablegate: Thailand Embassy/State Department Human Rights

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160039Z Dec 05

UNCLAS BANGKOK 007658

SIPDIS

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

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
SUBJECT: THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS
VETTING FOR: CPT. SURACHART RUANWONG

REF: A. JUSMAG-THAI MEMO DATED 6 DEC 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) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State
Department complete human rights vetting request for Cpt.
Surachart RUANWONG, 1st Spec. Forces, BN, 1st SF Regiment,
who has been selected to attend the WCN 6159, Military Free
Fall Parachutist Military Free Fall Jumpmaster Course at Ft.
Bragg, NC from 17 Jan - 22 March 2006. Embassy Bangkok
possesses no credible information of gross violations of
human rights by this person. Embassy Bangkok
Political/Military Officer, Mark B. Lambert, is the verifying
officer for the Embassy/Department of State.
BOYCE

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