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PP RUEHWEB
DE RUEHSG #0455 1371935
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 161935Z MAY 08
FM AMEMBASSY SANTIAGO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 3259
RHMFISS/HQ USSOUTHCOM MIAMI FL PRIORITY
UNCLAS SANTIAGO 000455
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
STATE FOR WHA/BSC, DRL, INR, PM
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
SUBJECT: CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS NORTH 08 EXERCISE
Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly.
1. (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3.
2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in
conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a
general name check, of the following Chilean Army officers who have
been nominated for U.S. funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act
and Foreign Assistance Act. Please transmit the results of such,
including information not strictly covered by the Leahy Amendment,
to Embassy.
3. (SBU) The proposed training is the Peacekeeping Operations North
08 Exercise, to be held in Nicaragua, between June 9 and June 21,
2008. The name and identifying information of the proposed
candidates appear in the following format: Name, rank, unit, date
of birth, place of birth and national identification number.
Carlos E. OJEDA Lajehanniere, Colonel, Operations Directorate,
12/22/1959, Vina del Mar, 7.620.799-2
Humberto A. LOGUERCIO Ponce, Lieutenant Colonel, Forces Support
Command, 02/05/1957, Santiago, 6.448.846-5
Rony R. JARA Lecanda, Lieutenant Colonel, Operations Directorate,
07/08/1962, Santiago, 9.368.438-9
Fernando E. SAN CRISTOBAL Schott, Lieutenant Colonel, Operations
Directorate, 03/15/1962, 8.590.378-0
Carlos A. NOVOA Vergara, Lieutenant Colonel, Intelligence
Directorate, 05/29/1962, Santiago, 7.365.411-1
Hugo F. LO PRESTI Rojas, Major, Ground Operations Corps, 05/29/1967,
Santiago, 9.322.628-3
4. (U) Post greatly appreciates the Department's assistance.
Embassy's ongoing investigation has not found credible information
that the candidates have been involved in gross human rights
violations.
URBAN