CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR

UNCLAS SANTIAGO 001511 SIPDIS SIPDIS STATE FOR WHA/BSC, DRL, INR, PM E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI SUBJECT: CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR THE PEACEKEEPING OPERATION SOUTH 2006 EXERCISE REF: A. COMSOCSOUTH 071600Z NOV 05 ¶B. 05 STATE 83724 ¶1. This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. ¶2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Please transmit the results of such, including information not strictly covered by the Leahy Amendment, to Embassy. ¶3. The proposed training is the Peacekeeping Operation (PKO) South 2006 exercise, which will take place in Lima, Peru, July 31 through August 4, 2006. The names and identifying information of the proposed candidates appear in the following format: Name, unit, date of birth, place of birth and national identification number. a. Hector S. Subiabre de Laire, Chilean Army General Staff, 11 May 1965, Santiago, 9615032-6 b. Tulio Rojas Bustos, Chilean Navy, Special Forces Command, 13 Jul 1960, Valparaiso, 7089405-K c. Rodrigo B. Puelma Briones, Chilean Air Force, Chilean Joint PKO Center, 30 Nov 1960, Santiago, 8724178-5 d. Christian Wunderlich Zamora, Chilean Navy, Naval Operations Command, 16 Feb 1958, Talcahuano, 7477074-6 e. Roberto J. Avedano Veloso, Chilean Air Force, 14 Nov 1962, Concepcion, 8024080-5 ¶4. Embassy is conducting its own review and has not found credible information that the candidates have been involved in gross human rights violations. YAMAUCHI