THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS

UNCLAS BANGKOK 002084 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: COL. KANID UTITSARN REF: A. JUSMAG THAI MEMO DATED 29 MAR REC'D 3 APR 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 Col. Kanid UTITSARN, The Institute of Advance Military Studies, Royal Thai Army, who has been selected to attend WCN 1107, Specialized English Language Training Course at Lackland AFB, TX from 12 Apr - 23 June 2006 and the Army War College at Carisle Barracks, PA from 25 June 2006 - 9 Jun 2007. 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. BOYCE