CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR JOINT

UNCLAS SANTIAGO 001023 SENSITIVE SIPDIS STATE FOR WHA/BSC, DRL, INR, PPC, PM, CD1D FOR BROWN, JOHNS SOUTHCOM FOR EVANS, FINLAY E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI SUBJECT: CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR JOINT COMBINED WARFIGHTING COURSE Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. ¶1. (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. ¶2. (SBU) 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 Army officer who has been nominated to participate in 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 if possible by no later than December ¶22. ¶3. (SBU) The proposed training is the Joint/Combined Warfighting Course, to be held at the Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, VA, between December 29, 2008 and March 20, 2009. 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. Ronald BAASCH Barberis, Commander, Liaison Officer, US Fleet Forces Command, Chilean Navy, 12/03/1965, Vina del Mar, 7.837.146-3 ¶4. (U) Post greatly appreciates the Department's assistance with this request. Embassy's ongoing investigation has not found credible information that the candidate has been involved in gross human rights violations. SIMONS