THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS

UNCLAS BANGKOK 001583 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 HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING SUBJECT: THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR: GP. CAPT. MORAKOT THONGSUK REF: A. JUSMAG THAI MEMO DATED 7 MAR 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 Gp.Capt. Morakot THONGSUK, Directorate of Intelligence at 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 1220@ - Specialized English Language Training at DLI, TX from Mar 22 - May 26, 2006. -- WCN 1220A - Int'l Officer School (for AWC) at Maxwell AFB, AL from May 30 - July 14, 2006. -- WCN 1220B - Air War College at Maxwell AFB, AL from July 24, 2006 - May 29, 2007. BOYCE