THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS

UNCLAS BANGKOK 007149 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: MG BOONCHU KIRDCHOK REF: A. JUSMAG-THAI MEMO DATED 18 OCTOBER 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 MG Boonchu KIRDCHOK, who has been selected to attend the WCN N/A, National Defense University CTFP Course at Ft. McNair, Washington, DC from 3 Dec. 2005 to 18 Aug. 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