THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS

UNCLAS BANGKOK 001679 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: FS1 WATCHARIN SAI-IN REF: A. JUSMAG THAI MEMO DATED 10 MAR REC'D 17 MAR ¶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 FS1 Watcharin SAI-IN, Directorate of Armament, Air Support Command, Royal Thai Air Force, who has been selected to attend 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. -- 6257@ - Specialized English Language Training, Defense Language Institute, TX from April 12 - June 16, 2006. -- 6257A - Electronic Principles at Keesler, MS from June 17 - Aug. 9, 2006. -- 6257B - F-16 Avionics Test Station - Sheppard AFB, TX from Aug. 10 - Dec. 22, 2006. BOYCE