Cablegate: Thailand Embassy/State Department Human Rights

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STATE FOR EAP/BCLTV, 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: COL. APICHAI HONGTHONG - DIRECTOR OF
OPERATIONS

REF: A. JUSMAG/THAI MEMO DATED 24 JULY REC'D 25 JULY 2006

B. 05 STATE 021314 - GUIDANCE
C. 03 STATE 34981 - GUIDANCE

1. This is an action request.

2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State
Department complete human rights vetting request for COL.
Apichai HONGTHONG, HQ 4th Army Area - Director of Operations,
who has been selected to attend course(s) listed below.
Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible information of gross
violations of human rights by this/these person(s). Embassy
Bangkok Political/Military Officer, Mark B. Lambert, is the
verifying officer for the Embassy/Department of State.

WCN No., Course Name, Location and Duration:

-- WCN - N/A, Countering Ideological Support for Terrorism,
Garmish Germany, from 13-15 Sept., 2006.
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