THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS

UNCLAS BANGKOK 004824 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: THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR: 1ST. LT. SASITHA KITCHAWEE REF: A. JUSMAG/THAI MEMO OF 13 JULY 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 1st. Lt. Sasitha KITCHAWEE, Royal Aide-de-Camp Department, who has been selected to attend the WCN 6420, Basic Language Instructor Course at Lackland AFB, TX from 17 Aug 2005 - 24 Feb 2006. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by this individual. Embassy Bangkok Acting Political Counselor, James F. Cole, is the verifying officer for the Embassy/Department of State. BOYCE