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Cablegate: Chile: Milgp Request for Human Rights Vetting For

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P 141541Z AUG 06
FM AMEMBASSY SANTIAGO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 9793
INFO RHMFISS/HQ USSOUTHCOM MIAMI FL PRIORITY
RUMIAAE/COMSOCSOUTH SIMS HOMESTEAD ARS FL PRIORITY

UNCLAS SANTIAGO 001728

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SIPDIS

STATE FOR WHA/BSC, DRL, INR, PM

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
SUBJECT: CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR
THE STRATEGY AND DEFENSE POLICY COURSE

REF: A. COMSOCSOUTH 071600Z NOV 05
B. 05 STATE 83724

1. This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3.

2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist
in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well
as a general name check of the following Chilean candidates
who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant to
the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Please transmit
the results of such, including information not strictly
covered by the Leahy Amendment, to Embassy.

3. The proposed training is the Strategy and Defense Policy
Course, sponsored and taught by the U.S. Center for
Hemispheric Defense Studies (CHDS), Washington, D.C., October
16 through November 3, 2006. The names and identifying
information of the proposed candidates appear in the
following format: Name, unit, date of birth, place of birth
and national identification number.

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a. Hugo F. Fontena Faundez, Chilean Navy, Navy War College,
17 Oct 1953, Concepcion, 7646935-0

b. Juan A. Leiva Gonzalez, Chilean Navy, Navy Planning
Service, 11 Jul 1964, Concepcion, 9236009-1

c. Hector J. Vargas Guarrategua, National Academy of
Strategic and Political Studies (ANEPE), 31 Dec 1970, Castro,
10982141-1

d. Luis E. Angulo Prado, Chilean Navy, Ministry of Defense
Strategy Planning Department, 30 Sep 1958, Santiago, 7070931-7

e. Rodolfo Gonzalez Palaneck, Consultative Academic Council
of Military Investigations and Studies (CACEIM), 03 May 1954,
Santiago, 6432306-7

f. Pedro A. Torres Aracibia, Chilean National Academy of
Strategic and Political Studies (ANEPE), 24 Feb 1958,
Santiago, 7579760-5


4. Embassy is conducting its own review and has not found
credible information that the candidates have been involved
in gross human rights violations.
KELLY

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