EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR

UNCLAS BANGKOK 002797 SIPDIS STATE FOR EAP/BCLTV, L/PM, PM/ISO, INR AND DRL PACOM FOR FPA HUSO, JIATF/WEST FOR COMMANDER BUSCH E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING SUBJECT: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR EXERCISE BAKER TORCH 05-3B REF: A. STATE 058681 ¶B. BANGKOK 2070 ¶C. STATE 021314 - GUIDANCE ¶D. 03 STATE 34981 - GUIDANCE ¶1. (U) As authorized per Ref A, U.S. Embassy Bangkok verifies that the Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by any of the Thai units listed in Para 2, as of this date. Embassy Bangkok's Political Officer Robert J. Clarke is the verifying officer for the Department of State. ¶2. Selected units are: 3rd Region Border Patrol Police - 3rd Region BPP Special Company, Mae Rim - 3rd Region BPP Headquarters BOYCE