HR VETTING FOR SOVEREIGN CHALLENGE

UNCLAS BERLIN 001480 SIPDIS, DEPT FOR WHA/CEN, DRL, AND PM E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GM SUBJECT: HR VETTING FOR SOVEREIGN CHALLENGE CONFERENCE-GERMANY REF: E-MAIL FROM COL ALAN W. KREZECZOWKI HQ USSOCOM TO EMBASSY BERLIN DAO 25 OCTOBER 2008 ¶1. (U) This cable responds to ref e-mail request to conduct human rights vetting, as required by the Leahy Amendment, for German military representatives who plan to attend the Sovereign Challenge Conference from November 17-20, 2008 at Hurbult Field, Ft. Walton Beach, Florida. ¶2. (U) The POL/MIL Section and DAO at Embassy Berlin have conducted a check of post files and databases and found no derogatory information about the individuals listed below: NAME: Juergen Mannhardt RANK: Rear Admiral POB: Germany NAME: Manfred Rudolf Antes RANK: Colonel POB: Germany NAME: Heinz Josef Feldmann RANK: Colonel POB: Germany NAME: Hennig Hars RANK: Brigadier General POB: Germany NAME: Steffen Russ RANK: Counselor POB: Germany NAME: Urban Siegenthaler RANK: Major General POB: Germany NAME: Hubertus Strachwitz RANK: Lieutenant Colonel POB: Germany NAME: Kai Tetzlaff RANK: Commander POB: Germany NAME: Volker Timmermann RANK: First Secretary POB: Germany NAME: Heiko Von Roederdt RANK: Major POB: Germany NAME: Carl Werner RANK: Captain POB: Germany NAME: Norbert Witt RANK: Sergeant Major POB: Germany ¶4. (U) Embassy Berlin POCS are POL/MIL-External William Moeller and Michael Christie and (49) (30) 8305-2173 and (49) (30) 8305-2441, and DAO LtCol Anthony Sebo (49) (30) 8305-2126. Classified e-mails are MOELLERWE@STATE.SGOV.GOV, CHRISTIEMD@STATE.SGOV.GOV, and DISEBAX@DIA.SMIL.MIL respectively. Timken Jr