LEAHY VETTING FOR SAO TOME CANDIDATES WHO HAVE

UNCLAS STATE 058682 SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: MARR MASS PHUM GB SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR SAO TOME CANDIDATES WHO HAVE BEEN NOMINATED TO PARTICIPATE IN DOD-SPONSORED ACSS TRAINING JUNE 14 - 26, 2009 REF: LIBREVILLE 260 ¶1. (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of June 8, 2009, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Soares dos Santos Miguel, Alberto Rank: Lieutenant colonel DOB: February 5, 1951 POB: Conceicao, Sao Tome Name: Neto d' Alva Teixeira de, Barros Pinto Position: Minister of Defense DOB: July 19, 1965 POB: Conceicao, Sao Tome ¶2. (U) Post is permitted to provide the following statement to authorized parties: The Embassy verifies that the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individuals identified in paragraph 1 above, as of June 8, 2009. ¶3. (U) If in the future post becomes aware of possible human rights violations by the individuals listed above, post should inform the Department and not proceed with training. CLINTON