THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS

UNCLAS BANGKOK 006362 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: COL KANTANPONG WAJJANATEPIN AND CAPT PANTHIRA WATTANAMONGKOL REF: A. JUSMAG/THAI MEMO OF SEPTEMBER 30TH 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 KANTANPONG WAJJANATEPIN and CAPT PANTHIRA WATTANAMONGKOL, who have been selected to attend WCN 6001A and WCN 6001B, DISAM, in the United States from October 24th - November 9th, 2005. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by these individuals. Embassy Bangkok Political Officer, Jeremy P. Nathan, is the verifying officer for the Embassy/Department of State. BOYCE