CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ADVANCED

UNCLAS SANTIAGO 001146 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 ADVANCED SECURITY COOPERATION 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 military officers who have 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 January 20, ¶2009. ¶3. (SBU) The proposed training is the Advanced Security Cooperation Course, to be held at the Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies in Hawaii, between January 25, 2009 and March 11, 2009. The name and identifying information of the proposed candidates appear in the following format: Name, rank, unit, date of birth, place of birth and national identification number. Jose Miguel AGUIRRE Gamboa, Lieutenant Colonel, Chilean Air Force, 09/23/1965, Coquimbo, 8.469.860-1 Mauricio TAGLE Brevis, Commander, Chilean Navy, 08/15/1962, Valparaiso, 10.167.083-k ¶4. (U) Post greatly appreciates the Department's assistance with this request. Embassy's ongoing investigation has not found credible information that the candidates have been involved in gross human rights violations. URBAN