REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN

UNCLAS SAN SALVADOR 001847 SIPDIS SIPDIS DRL FOR C. NEWLING, WHA/CEN FOR H. THOMPSON E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN FORCES PARTICIPATING IN OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM ¶1. Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following member of Battalion Cuscatlan, who will be participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). The Battalion is scheduled to depart between August 7 and August 11, under the command of XXXXXXXXXXXX. All available records at post have been reviewed. Potentially derogatory information is detailed in paragraph 4 below. XXXXXXXXXXXX San Buena Ventura, Usulutan 12-Feb-63 ¶3. Post appreciates the Department's assistance. ¶4. Comment: Post notes that XXXXXXXXXXXX's name is mentioned in the United Nations Truth Commission Report - "From Madness to Hope: The 12-Year War in El Salvador." His name is included in Section B, Violence Against Opponents by Agents of State, Illustrative Case 1, the Murders of Jesuit Priests, Sections "Description of the Facts: Preceding Events" and "Description of the Facts: The Cover-up." The report does not allege that XXXXXXXXXXXX participated in the murders. Barclay