CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR AIRCRAFT

UNCLAS SANTIAGO 000413 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 AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE TECHNICIAN 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 Air Force officers 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 Aircraft Structure Technician Course, to be held at the Inter American Air Forces Academy, San Antonio Texas, between June 7 and August 27, 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. Roberto A. PARRA Sanchez, Airman, Chilean Air Force, 01/16/1987, Santiago, 20.043.796-9 Daniel A. QUINTANA Garces, Airman, Chilean Air Force, 12/19/1987, Santiago, 16.697.085-7 ¶4. (U) Embassy's ongoing investigation has not found credible information that the candidates have been involved in gross human rights violations. SIMONS