THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS

UNCLAS BANGKOK 001749

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE

STATE FOR EAP/BCLTV, L/PM, PM/ISO, INR AND DRL
PACOM FOR FPA HUSO

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
SUBJECT: THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS
VETTING FOR: LTC CHUMPHOT NURARKATE

REF: A. JUSMAG/THAI MEMO OF 17 FEB. 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. (SBU) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State
Department complete human rights vetting for LTC Chumphot
NURARKATE, J-3/RTSC, WCN 1482 who has been selected to attend
the Joint Transition Course and Joint Combined Warfighting
International Course at Norfolk, VA from 23 March to May

2005. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible information of
gross violations of human rights by this individual. Embassy
Bangkok Political Counselor, Robert J. Clarke, is the
verifying officer for the Embassy/Department of State.
BOYCE