DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR PHILIPPINES LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -

UNCLAS STATE 007435 SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM PINR PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MARR RP SUBJECT: DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR PHILIPPINES LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - JUSMAG IMET - COMBINED FORCE MARITIME COMPONENT COMMANDER COURSE REF: MANILA 95 ¶1. (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are JUSMAG candidates to attend the Combined Force Maritime Component Commander course scheduled from February 18-24, 2009 at the Pacific Fleet Headquarters in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. ¶2. (U) Candidates: COMMO Orwen Jayne Cortez DPOB: December 24, 1957; Cebu, Philippines Unit: Philippine Fleet, Sangley Point COMMO Eriberto Camarista Suria, Jr. DPOB: November 6, 1954; Iloilo, Philippines Unit: Philippine Fleet, Sangley Point ¶3. (U) Post may provide the following statement to authorized parties: Embassy verifies that the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individuals identified in paragraph 2 above, as of this date. Post may cite this cable in response. ¶4. (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. ¶5. (U) POC for this action is Jameson DeBose: -Email: DeBoseJL@state.gov -Phone: 202-647-2989 CLINTON