CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR

UNCLAS SANTIAGO 000975 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 TRAINING COURSES REF: WILSON-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 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 name and identifying information of the proposed candidates and training course information appear in the following format: Name, rank, unit, date of birth, place of birth, national identification number, training, location, and dates. a. Carol C. URZUA Scheggia, Lieutenant Colonel, Army, 24 March 1966, Santiago, 8.638.738-7, Joint/Combined Warfighting Course, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk VA, 7/11/07-8/31/07. b. Guillermo CASTRO Bertrand, Captain, Army, 14 December 1976, Santiago, 13.028.845-6, Maneuver Captains Career Course, Armor School, Fort Knox KY, 7/20/07-12/19/07. c. Rodrigo ALVAREZ Olmedo, Captain, AIR Force, 28 March 1974, Punta Arenas, 12.716.586-6, Aircraft Maintenance Officer Course, Interamerican AIR Forces Academy, San Antonio TX, 7/11/07-8/29/07. ¶4. Embassy's ongoing investigation has not found credible information that the candidates have been involved in gross human rights violations. KELLY