Cablegate: Thailand Embassy/State Department Human Rights

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STATE FOR EAP/MLS, L/EAP, L/PM, PM/ISO, INR AND DRL
PACOM FOR FPA CHRISTY, 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: JUSMAG - ROYAL THAI ARMY OFFICER TO ATTEND THE FOREIGN
MILITARY ATTACHE CONFERENCE SOVEREIGN CHALLENGE, FORT WALTON BEECH,
FLORIDA, NOVEMBER 17-20, 2008

REF: A. JUSMAG/THAI MEMOS DATED NOVEMBER 10, 2008
B. 05 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) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State
Department complete human rights vetting request for the officer
listed below, who has been selected to attend the conference in the
U.S. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible information at this time
of gross violations of human rights by this person. Embassy Bangkok
Political Officer, Melissa G. Carlson, is the verifying officer for
the Embassy/Department of State.

JUSMAG - Royal Thai Army Officer, Foreign Military Attach
Conference Sovereign Challenge, Fort Walton Beech, Florida, November
17-20, 2008.

PARTICIPANT:

Name: Boochu Kirchok
DPOB: July 01, 1958; Supanburi, Thailand
Title/Rank: Commander
Unit: Counter Terrorism Operations Center, Royal Thai Army.

JUSGMAS THAI is requesting HRV results NLT November 17, 2008 to
support November 17-20 Conference dates and meet Department of
State, Joint Staff, SOCOM, SOCPAC and 1st Special Forces Group
(Airborne) administrative requirements.

JOHN

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