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07SANTIAGO386
2007-03-07 18:53:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Santiago
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CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR

Tags:  MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI 
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UNCLAS SANTIAGO 000386 

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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

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