CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR

UNCLAS SANTIAGO 001221 SIPDIS SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI SUBJECT: CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR LOGISTICS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT COURSE REF: FISCHER - CRETAROLO EMAIL 07/19/2007 ¶1. This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. ¶2. (SBU) 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. (SBU) The proposed training is the Logistics Information Management Course, which will take place at the Defense Logistics Information Center, Battle Creek, Michigan, from 08/11/2007 to 10/05/2007. The name and identifying information of the proposed candidate appear in the following format: Name, rank, unit, date of birth, place of birth and national identification number. a. Rodrigo LOPEZ Gatica, Lieutenant Commander, Navy, Financial Manager, Headquarters Fourth Naval Zone (Iquique), 29 September 1968, Vina del Mar, Chile, 10.861.011-5. ¶4. (SBU) Embassy's ongoing investigation has not found credible information that the candidate has been involved in gross human rights violations. KELLY