CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR

UNCLAS SANTIAGO 000963

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
EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE OFFICER COURSE

REF: FISCHER-CRETAROLO EMAIL 6/12/2007


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 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 Expeditionary Warfare
Officer Course, which will take place at USMC Base in
Quantico, Virginia, from July 16, 2007 - May 12, 2008. 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. Cristian TAPIA Quiero, Lieutenant (Navy),Operations
Officer, Marine Corps Detachment #4 "Cochrane", 29 September
1972, Punta Arenas, 10.300.584-1.


4. Embassy's ongoing investigation has not found credible
information that the candidate has been involved in gross
human rights violations.
KELLY