Cablegate: Thailand Embassy/State Department Human Rights
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TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 9529
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STATE FOR EAP/MLS, 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
SUBJECT: THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS
VETTING FOR: JUSMAG - MULTILATERAL INTERAGENCY COOPERATION SEMINAR,
SEPT 17-20, 2007
REF: A. JUSMAG/THAI MEMO DATED 10 SEPT 2007
B. 05 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
individuals listed below, who have been selected to attend the
above-mentioned course. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible
information at this time of gross violations of human rights by
these persons. Embassy Bangkok Political Officer, Guy Margalith, is
the verifying officer for the Embassy/Department of State.
Police Lt. Col. Sathapon KAEOSANIT, Royal Thai Police, DPOB: 8 July
1964; Songkhla Province, TH
Col. Pisak SUNGKOBOL, Royal Thai Army, DPOB: 18 May 1962; Bangkok,
TH
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