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 - ADVANCE SECURITY COOPERATION COURSE (ASC
09-02), APCSS HAWAII, OCTOBER 21 - DECEMBER 10, 2009

REF: A. JUSMAG MEMO DATED SEPTEMBER 11, 2009
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 Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State
Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual
below, who has been selected to attend the below-mentioned course.
Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible information at this time of
gross violations of human rights by this person. Embassy Bangkok
Political Officer, Gillian R. Apfel, is the verifying officer for
the Embassy/Department of State.

Course: Advance Security Cooperation (ASC 09-02), Asia Pacific
Center for Security Studies (APCSS) Honolulu, Hawaii, October 21 -
December 10, 2009. JUSMAG is the funding agency.

Participant:

Name: Kanobsri Gesorn
DPOB: June 01, 1964; Bangkok, Thailand
Title/Rank: Colonel
Unit: Office of the Policy and Planning, Ministry of Defense.

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