EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR

UNCLAS BANGKOK 005653

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 BALANCE TORCH (BT) 06-2 FROM OCTOBER 3 - DECEMBER
3, 2005

REF: A. STATE 161378

B. BANGKOK 5447

C. JIATF WEST J33/JUSMAG-THAI MEMO

D. STATE 021314 - GUIDANCE

E. 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. as of this date, it possesses no credible
information of gross violations of human rights by any of the
Thailand Armed Forces units listed in Para 2. Embassy
Bangkok's Political Officer Robert J. Clarke is the verifying
officer for the Department of State.


2. Selected units are:

Royal Thai Army Infantry Center
-- Special Forces Training Company (10 pax)

Royal Thai Army Special Warfare Command
-- HQ Company (10 pax)
-- 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Regiment (20 pax)
-- PSYOPS Battalion, 2nd Special Forces Regiment (81) pax

1st Army Area
-- 1st Special Forces Training Battalion (20 pax)

2nd Army Area
-- 2nd Special Forces Training Battalion (20 pax)

3rd Army Area
-- 3rd Special Forces Training Battalion, (20 pax)

4th Army Area
-- 4th Special Forces Training Battalion, (20 pax)
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