THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS

UNCLAS BANGKOK 002517 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: COL. PUWADOL PONNARK REF: A. JUSMAG/THAI MEMO OF 23 MARCH 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 Col. Puwadol PONNARK, 3rd Special Forces Regiment, WCN N/A who has been selected to attend the Comprehensive Security Responses to Terrorism (CSRT) Course at Honolulu, HI from 18 Apr - 6 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. ARVIZU