CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR MANAGING

UNCLAS SANTIAGO 000290 SIPDIS SIPDIS SENSITIVE 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 MANAGING NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS CONFERENCE 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 personnel who have been nominated for 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. ¶3. (SBU) The proposed training is the Managing Non-Traditional Threats Conference, to be held at the National Academy of Political and Strategic Studies, in Santiago, Chile between April 14 and April 18, 2008. 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. Jorge PENA Leiva, Colonel, Army War College, 10/18/1961, Santiago, 08.544.633-9 Gabriel RIVERA Vivanco, Colonel (Ret),Army War College, 08/07/1952, Concepcion, 05.575.357-1 Hector URETA Chinchon, Colonel, Army Noncommissioned Officers Academy, 04/06/1960, San Felipe, 07.121.942-9 Ruben BRITO Araya, Colonel, Army Intelligence School, 03/20/1962, Quillota, 08.841.004-1 Noel BALARESQUE Walbaum, Captain (O-6),Marine Corps Headquarters, 05/19/1952, Vina del Mar, 6.235.350-3 Juan Carlos DIAZ Puelma, Captain (O-6),Navy General Staff, 08/11/1959, Santiago, 7.777.167-0 Fernando ROMAN Farina, Captain (O-6),Navy Air Base Vina del Mar, 10/03/1960, Santiago, 7.647.542-3 Alejandro CAMPOS Calvo, Captain (O-6),Navy War College, 11/20/1962, Vina del Mar, 8.602.128-5 Oscar Antonio SAA Herrera, Colonel D.A., Air Force Intelligence Directorate, 06/13/1954, Santiago, 6.609.071-K Marcelo Gabriel CRUZ Armas, Colonel, Air Force Operations Directorate, 03/24/1959, Talca, 8.024.411-8 Rolando Ignacio MERCADO Zamora, Colonel, Air Force Combat Command, 05/19/1961, Valparaiso, 7.779.998-2 Alvaro Rodrigo CARRASCO Rodriguez, Colonel, Air Force Operations Directorate, 09/06/1958, Quintero, 7.856.047-9 Rodolfo Ivan PACHECO Kutz, Colonel (Police),Chief, Rule of Law and Security National Directorate, 06/18/1961, La Serena, 7.018.783-3 Miguel Antonio VERGARA Veliz, Colonel (Police),Education Directorate, 05/19/1960, Santiago, 8.576.852-2 Julio Antonio PINEDA Pena, Colonel (Police),Office of the Inspector General, 11/20/1961, Puerto Natales, 8.660.656-9 Alfredo Eduardo LAGOS Gana, Colonel (Police),Chief of the Strategic Planning Department, Development and Planning Directorate, 08/22/1960, Santiago, 8.311.003-1 Segundo LEITON Garcia, Subprefect, Investigative Police (PICH), 12/22/1955, Valparaiso, 8.523.726-8 Ariel CERDA San Martin, Subprefect, Investigative Police (PICH), 03/26/1959, Santiago, 7.892.570-1 Lorenzo SILVA Soto, Subprefect, Investigative Police (PICH), 05/04/1959, San Bernardo, 7.666.954-6 Victor CARRIEL Guajardo, Subprefect, Investigative Police (PICH), 05/17/1961, Santiago, 8.776.709-4 Mauricio PIZARRO Tapia, Lieutenant Colonel (Ret),Member of the Counseling Committee to the National Minister of Defense, 03/15/1963, Antofagasta, 9.021.587-6 Fernando DUARTE Martinez-Conde, Colonel (Ret),National Academy of Political and Strategic Studies (ANEPE),09/17/1954, San Fernando, 6.543.901-8 Victor GUZMAN Martinez, Brigadier (Ret),National Academy of Political and Strategic Studies (ANEPE),09/22/1953, Santo Domingo, 6.541.960-2 Angelo ALVAREZ Morales, Civilian, Member of the Counseling Committee to the National Minister of Defense, 07/11/1978, Concepcion, 10.708.159-7 Felipe CABELLO Marquez, Civilian, Member of the Counseling Committee to the National Minister of Defense, 05/03/1971, Santiago, 7.770.478-7 Evelyn RAKOS Donoso, Civilian, Member of the Counseling Committee to the National Minister of Defense, 06/18/1968, Vina del Mar, 8.472.223-5 ¶4. (U) Embassy's ongoing investigation has not found credible information that the candidates have been involved in gross human rights violations. SIMONS