CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR

UNCLAS SANTIAGO 001961 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 STRATEGY AND DEFENSE POLICY COURSE 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 Strategy and Defense Policy Course, sponsored and taught at the U.S. Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies (CHDS) in Washington, D.C., October 16 through November 3, 2006. The Chilean candidate has been invited to participate as a Guest Instructor. 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. Ivan Witker Barra, Chilean National Academy of Strategic and Political Studies, 01 Feb 1957, Concepcion, 7715609-7 ¶4. Embassy has conducted its own review and did not find credible information that the candidate has been involved in gross human rights violations. KELLY