CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR

UNCLAS SANTIAGO 000386 SIPDIS SENSITIVE 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 CHILEAN ASSISTANCE TO CFAC PEACEKEEPING CENTER REF: WILSON-GALVIN EMAIL 05 MARCH 2007 ¶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 U.S.-funded training, 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 candidates will coordinate with the administrative staff and provide training to students at the Confederation of Central American Armed Forces Peacekeeping Center in Coban, Guatemala, from April 9 - 28, 2007. The name and identifying information of the proposed candidates appear in the following format: Name, rank, unit, date of birth, place of birth and national identification number. a. Carlos R. GONZALEZ Chandia, Major (Army),Director of Logistics Support, Joint Center for Peacekeeping Operations (CECOPAC),27 May 1966, Santiago CHILE, 8.464.154-6. b. Rene R. O'RYAN Salazar, Lieutenant Commander (Navy), Chief of Planning Department, CECOPAC, 4 September 1965, Santiago CHILE, ID not available. c. Leonel FUENTES Yanez, Subcommisary (Chilean Investigations Police),Budget Analyst in Instruction Department, CECOPAC, 22 December 1967, Santiago CHILE, 9.212.862-8. ¶4. Embassy's ongoing investigation has not found credible information that the candidates have been involved in gross human rights violations. KELLY