CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR DISASTER

UNCLAS SANTIAGO 000638 SIPDIS SENSITIVE STATE FOR WHA/BSC, DRL, INR, PPC, PM E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI SUBJECT: CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR DISASTER PLANNERS MOBILE EDUCATION 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 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 if possible by no later than July 11. ¶3. (SBU) The proposed training is the Disaster Planners Mobile Education Course, to be held at the National College for Political and Strategic Studies (ANEPE) in Santiago, Chile, between July 14 and July 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. Andres Enrique LLARENA Astudillo; Commander (0-5) Chilean Navy Health Directorate; 09/17/1964; Concepcion, Chile; 8.691.557-K. Jose Luis VALENZUELA Figueroa; Colonel (0-6); Search and Rescue, Chilean Air Force; 10/28/1953; Santiago, Chile; 6.438.307-8. Miguel Jose FIGUEROA Ibarra; Lieutenant Colonel (0-5); Head of the Mission Control Center, Chilean Air Force; 10/25/1965; Valparaiso, Chile; 9.467.723-8. Jaime ULLOA Pacheco; Colonel (0-6); Chief of Staff, Santiago Garrison, Chilean Air Force; 03/18/1954; Santiago, Chile; 7.191.131-4. German MENESES Matus; Lieutenant Colonel (0-5); Welfare Group, First Air Brigade, Chilean Air Force; 04/09/1966; Santiago, Chile; 9.748.254-3 Rodrigo FUENTEALBA Bustos; Major (0-4); Chief of the Operations Department, Second Air Brigade, Chilean Air Force; 02/03/1966; Concepcion, Chile; 10.052.542-9 Noel Ernesto CARO Geisser; Deputy Commissar, Environmental Brigade, Chilean Investigative Police; 06/20/1973; Traiguen, Chile; 12.532.777-K Cintya MIRZAGAYA Gomez; Inspector, Chilean Investigative Police; 09/10/1977; Quilpue, Chile; 13.190.386-3 Victor GUZMAN Martinez; Brigadier (Ret),Chilean Army; Director, Joint Conduction, National College for Political and Strategic Studies; 09/22/1953; Santo Domingo, Chile; 6.541.960-2 Fernando DUARTE Martinez-Conde; Colonel (Ret),Chilean Army; Chief, Extension Department, National College for Political and Strategic Studies; 09/17/1954; San Fernando, Chile; 6.543.901-8. ¶4. (U) Post greatly appreciates the Department's assistance with this short notice request. Embassy's ongoing investigation has not found credible information that the candidates have been involved in gross human rights violations. SIMONS