CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR

UNCLAS SANTIAGO 000780 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 CENTRIFUGE TRAINING REF: WILSON-GALVIN EMAIL 5/8/2007 ¶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 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 Centrifuge Training Course, which will take place at Holloman Air Force Base, from June 10 - June 11, 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. Ignacio BAEZA Munoz, Captain, Fighter Pilot, Chilean Air Force, 16 June 1977, Punta Arenas, CHILE, 13.326.150-8 b. Claudio IBARRA Rabinet (Ravinet),Captain, Fighter Pilot, Chilean Air Force, 14 September 1974, Santiago, CHILE, 12.642.651-2 c. Jorge LOAIZA Gonzalez, Captain, Fighter Pilot, Chilean Air Force, 11 September 1978, Valdivia, CHILE, 13.521.090-0 d. Cristian TAPIA Lufi, Captain, Fighter Pilot, Chilean Air Force, 14 April 1976, Santiago, CHILE, 13.054.933-0 e. Jose AGUIRRE Gamboa, Major, Commander 8th Aviation Group, September 23, 1965, Coquimbo CHILE, 8.469.860-1 ¶4. Embassy's ongoing investigation has not found credible information that the candidates have been involved in gross human rights violations. KELLY