THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS

UNCLAS BANGKOK 001491 SIPDIS 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 SUBJECT: THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR: WG.CDR. NUTTAWOOT ACHALABOON REF: A. JUSMAG THAI MEMO DATED 7 MARCH 2006 ¶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 Wg.Cdr. Nuttawoot ACHALABOON, Wing 1, 2nd Air Division, Air Combat Command, Royal Thai Air Force who has been selected to attend the courses listed below. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by this person. Embassy Bangkok Political/Military Officer, Mark B. Lambert, is the verifying officer for the Embassy/Department of State. -- WCN 1222@ - Special English Language training at DLI, Texas from Apr. 5 - June 9, 2006. -- WCN 1222A - Int'l Officer School (For AC and SC) at Maxwell AFB from June 12 - July 28, 2006. -- WCN 1222B - Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell AFB, AL from Aug. 9, 2006 - June 11, 2007. BOYCE