Cablegate: Thailand: Embassy/State Department Human Rights

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UNCLAS BANGKOK 001751

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE

STATE FOR EAP/BCLTV, L/PM, PM/ISO, INR AND DRL
PACOM FOR FPA HUSO

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
SUBJECT: THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS
VETTING FOR: LTC WEERAPUN JUNDOUNG

REF: A. JUSMAG/THAI MEMO OF 17 FEB. 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. (SBU) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State
Department complete human rights vetting for LTC Weerapun
JUNDOUNG, J-3/RTSC, WCN 1481 who has been selected to attend
the Joint Transition and Joint Combined Officer School
Courses at Norfolk, VA from 23 March - May 2005. 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.
BOYCE

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