Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08SANTIAGO641
2008-07-08 22:04:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Santiago
Cable title:  

CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR MANEUVER

Tags:  MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI 
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DE RUEHSG #0641 1902204
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 082204Z JUL 08
FM AMEMBASSY SANTIAGO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 3476
RHMFISS/HQ USSOUTHCOM MIAMI FL PRIORITY
UNCLAS SANTIAGO 000641 

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 MANEUVER
CAPTAINS CAREER COURSE

Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly.

UNCLAS SANTIAGO 000641

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 MANEUVER
CAPTAINS CAREER 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 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 Maneuver Captains Career
Course, to be held at Ft. Knox, Kentucky, between August 8 and
December 12, 2008. 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.

Cristian R. OLIVARES Araneda, Captain, Operations Directory, Chilean
Army, 03/13/1974, Santiago, 8.862.777-6


4. (U) Post greatly appreciates the Department's assistance.
Embassy's ongoing investigation has not found credible information
that the candidate has been involved in gross human rights
violations.

SIMONS