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Cablegate: Request Leahy Amendment Human Rights Vetting

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

UNCLAS PANAMA 000691

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE

DEPARTMENT FOR WHA/CEN TOM PIERCE, WHA/PPC CLARK LYNN, DRL
JEANETTE DAVIS AND INR JENNA BEN-YEHUDA

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM MASS PREL PM POL OMS
SUBJECT: REQUEST LEAHY AMENDMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING

1. (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: As required by the Departments of
State and Defense Leahy Amendments, Embassy requests that
Washington conduct soonest the required human rights review
of the below listed Panamanian Public Force person(s) and/or
unit(s) and that State Department transmit the results to
Embassy and U.S. Southern Command.

National Police (PNP), Darien Kuna Yala (DARKUN), Carlos
Antonio Flores Hernandez, 26 August 1969, 2-126-139.

National Police (PNP), Darien Kuna Yala (DARKUN), Gabriel
Isaias Medina Delgado, 29 January 1969, 8-304-405.

National Maritime Service (SMN), Marine Infantry (Infanteria
de Marina), Ricardo Zapata, 4 January 1962, 8-268-534.

National Maritime Service (SMN), Marine Infantry (Infanteria
de Marina), Ulpiano Omar Carrion Bernal, 23 March 1974,
2-152-636.

National Maritime Service (SMN), Caribbean Fleet (Flota de
Caribe), Edilberto Enrique Sanchez Samaniego, 24 March 1965,
2-101-2469.

National Maritime Service (SMN), West Maritime Zone (Zona
Maritima Occidental), Chiriqui and Veraguas, Jose Carlos
Mendoza Alceco, 25 June 1968, 9-155-579.

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National Maritime Service (SMN), Marine Infantry (Infanteria
de Marina), Sixto Tomas Caballero Cisnenos, 6 April 1968,
8-384-486.

National Maritime Service (SMN), Pacific Fleet (Flota de
Pacifica), Jose Luis Camarena Mendoza, 18 August 1971,
8-437-99.

National Maritime Service (SMN), Marine Infantry (Infanteria
de Marina), Andres Ignacio Vargas Rodriguez, 18 September
1973, 2-162-2349.

National Maritime Service (SMN), Coastal Patrol Boat (Bote de
Patrullaje Costera), Miguel Angel Palacio, 4 March 1975,
8-514-2367.

National Maritime Service (SMN), Marine Infantry (Infanteria
de Marina), Cesar Antonio Gutierrez Walder, 25 February 1971,
8-414-862.

National Maritime Service (SMN), West Maritime Zone (Zona
Maritima Occidental), Chiriqui and Veraguas, Faustino Perez
Perez, 23 May 1977, 4-706-2072.

National Maritime Service (SMN), Marine Infantry (Infanteria
de Marina), Luis Antonio Vergara Yao, 10 October 1974,
8-488-129.

National Maritime Service (SMN), Maintenance Division
(DIMAN), Anel Gutierrez Ortega, 10 October 1971, 8-782-188.

National Maritime Service, (SMN), Marine Infantry (Infanteria
de Marina), Zulimbianath Camarena Saavedra, 24 April 1981,
8-749-93.

2. (U) Embassy is currently conducting its own review and
has thus far found no credible information that the
aforementioned person(s)/unit(s) has been involved in gross
human rights violations. Embassy thanks the Department in
advance for its timely consideration of the response to this
matter.

WATT

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