THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS

UNCLAS BANGKOK 001897 SIPDIS 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: CPT. KITSADA CHITRARANGSI REF: A. JUSMAG/THAI MEMO OF 25 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. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Cpt. Kitsada CHITRARANGSI, Transportation Army Aircraft Maintenance Battalion, WCN 5111 who has been selected to attend the Specialized English Language Training Course at Defense Language Institute from March - August 2005 and the UH-60 Aviator Qualification Course at Ft. Rucker, AL from 18 Aug. - 06 Oct. 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