REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN

UNCLAS SAN SALVADOR 002772 SIPDIS SIPDIS DRL FOR C. NEWLING, WHA/CEN FOR J. CORNFORTH, H. THOMPSON E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN SOLDIERS ¶1. This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. ¶2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidates for participation in the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC),in Fort Benning, Georgia, scheduled for January 18, 2007. MSG XXXXXXXXXXXX Security Battalion DPOB: Jan. 1, 1967; Chalatenango MSG XXXXXXXXXXXX Signal Command DPOB: May 22, 1961; Santa Ana SFC XXXXXXXXXXXX Security Battalion DPOB: April 13, 1970; Ciudad Delgado SFC XXXXXXXXXXXX Army General Staff DPOB: January 17, 1965; La Paz SFC XXXXXXXXXXXX 4th INF Brigade DPOB: December 21, 1965; San Pedro Perulapan SFC XXXXXXXXXXXX Artillery Brigade DPOB: January 25, 1971; Santa Ana SFC XXXXXXXXXXXX Cavalry Brigade DPOB: July 17, 1968; Quezaltepeque ¶3. Post has reviewed available human rights files; the above individuals have not been determined to be identifiable with individuals involved in or accused of human rights abuses. Barclay