DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY REQUEST - DAO -

UNCLAS STATE 009567 SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH SUBJECT: DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY REQUEST - DAO - ANNUAL SOVEREIGN CHALLENGE CONFERENCE REF: BANGKOK 167 ¶1. (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, to date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individual listed below. This individual is a candidate to participate in the DAO 4th Annual Sovereign Challenge Conference in Fort Walton Beach, Virginia from March 16-19, 2009. ¶2. (U) Candidate: Name: Chartchai Chaigasam DPOB: 09/27/1967; Nakhonratchasima, Thailand Title/Rank: Defense, Military, Naval and Air Attache, Colonel Unit: Embassy of Thailand, Washington, D.C. ¶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 individual identified 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 individual 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