Cablegate: Thailand: Embassy/State Department Human Rights

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UNCLAS BANGKOK 004823

SIPDIS

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

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
SUBJECT: THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS
VETTING FOR: COL. VIT CHAROENSIRI

REF: A. JUSMAG/THAI MEMO OF 13 JULY 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) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State
Department complete human rights vetting for Col. Vit
CHAROENSIRI, Counter Terrorist Operations Center, who has
been selected to attend the WCN 2400, CCMR Course at
Monterey, CA from Sept 8 - 23, 2005. Embassy Bangkok
possesses no credible information of gross violations of
human rights by this individual. Embassy Bangkok Acting
Political Counselor, James F. Cole, is the verifying officer
for the Embassy/Department of State.
BOYCE

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