Cablegate: Thailand Embassy/State Department Human Rights

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STATE FOR EAP/MLS, L/EAP, L/PM, PM/ISO, INR AND DRL
PACOM FOR FPA HUSO, JIATF/WEST FOR COMMANDER BUSCH

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
SUBJECT: THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS
VETTING FOR: JUSMAG - MULTILATERAL INTERAGENCY COOPERATION SEMINAR,
SEPT 17-20, 2007

REF: A. JUSMAG/THAI MEMOS DATED 06 SEP 2007

B. 05 STATE 021314 - GUIDANCE
C. 03 STATE 34981 - GUIDANCE

1. (U) This is an action request for human rights
verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2.

2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State
Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual
listed below, who has been selected to attend the above-mentioned
course. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible information at this
time of gross violations of human rights by these persons. Embassy
Bangkok Political Officer, Guy Margalith, is the verifying officer
for the Embassy/Department of State.

COL Boonrod Srisombut, Instructor, RTA Command and Staff College,
DPOB: 26 May 1960; Prachinburi Province, TH

BOYCE

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