THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS

UNCLAS BANGKOK 001892 SIPDIS STATE FOR EAP/BCLTV, L/EAP, L/PM, PM/ISO, INR AND DRL PACOM FOR FPA HUSO E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING SUBJECT: THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR: COUNTER-DRUG MISSION FUSION TORCH (FT) 05-2 REF: A. JIATF WEST J33 MEMO DATED 15 MARCH 2005 ¶B. POL/MIL MEMO DATED 10 MARCH 2005 ¶C. JIATF WEST J33 MEMO DATED 07 MARCH 2005 ¶D. STATE 021314 - GUIDANCE ¶E. 03 STATE 34981 - GUIDANCE ¶1. This is an action request. ¶2. Joint Interagency Task Force West J33/JUSMAG THAI in conjunction with DEA Bangkok Country Office (BCO) has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for units that have been selected to participate in Exercise Fusion Torch (FT) 05-2 scheduled from 15 May - 17 June 2005. To meet internal DOD advance deployment deadlines, they requested that the review of human rights reports and files be completed no later than 14 March 2005, if possible. ¶3. The Embassy possesses no credible evidence that any of the units listed below in paragraph four have committed gross violations of human rights. Please advise whether the Department has any relevant information on the units listed below. ¶4. Participants in the Exercise are as follows: ¶A. Naval Special Warfare Group, Seal Team 3, Sattahip, Thailand ¶B. Naval Special Warfare Group, Seal Team 1, Sattahip, Thailand ¶C. Narcotics Suppression Bureau Division 1, Sub-Division 2, Chonburi, Thailand ¶D. Maritime Peacekeeping Operations Unit (MPKOU) (Formerly called the Mekong Riverine - Operations Unit, MROU),Pathum Thani Training Cadre, Pathum Thani, Thailand ¶E. Naval Special Warfare Special Boat Unit Detachment 3, Sattahip, Thailand BOYCE