THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS

UNCLAS BANGKOK 007146 SIPDIS STATE FOR EAP/BCLTV, L/EAP, L/PM, PM/ISO, INR AND DRL PACOM FOR FPA HUSO, JIATF/WEST FOR COMMANDER BUSCH E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING SUBJECT: THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR: CPT. SIRI SANTONG REF: A. JUSMAG-THAI MEMO DATED 18 OCT. 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) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Cpt. Siri SANTONG, 12th Signal Battalion, King's Guard, who has been selected to attend the WCN 1172, Signal Captains Career Course at Ft. Gordon, Georgia from 12 Jan - 28 June 2006. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by this person. Embassy Bangkok Political Counselor, Susan M. Sutton, is the verifying officer for the Embassy/Department of State. BOYCE