THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS

UNCLAS BANGKOK 002070 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: EXERCISE BAKER TORCH (BT) 05-3B REF: A. JIATF WEST J33 THAI MEMO DATED 15 MARCH 2005 ¶B. POL/MIL MEMO DATED 10 MARCH 2005 ¶C. JIATF WEST 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 Baker Torch (BT) 05-3B scheduled from 1 - 26 August 2005. To meet internal DOD advance deployment deadlines, they have requested that the review of human rights reports and files be completed no later than 1 April 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: ROYAL THAI BORDER PATROL POLICE (BPP): 3rd Region Border Patrol Police - 3rd Region BPP Special Company, Mae Rim - 3rd Region BPP Headquarters BOYCE