CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR

UNCLAS SANTIAGO 001542 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 - ADDITIONAL CANDIDATE 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 candidate who has 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 Autust 4, 2006. The name and identifying information of the proposed candidate appears in the following format: Name, unit, date of birth, place of birth and national identification number. a. Francisco E. Cabrera Contreras, Chilean National Defense Staff, PKO Command, 18 Feb 1969, Valparaiso, 10853017-0 ¶4. A previous vetting request (Santiago 01511) was submitted on July 14, 2006 for this same exercise. Mr. Cabrera was not included because he was still being reviewed by Embassy. ¶5. Embassy has conducted its own review and did not find credible information that the candidate has been involved in gross human rights violations. YAMAUCHI