US embassy cable - 05BANGKOK1902

UNCLAS BANGKOK 001902 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EAP/BCLTV, L/EAP, L/PM, PM/ISO, INR AND DRL 
PACOM FOR FPA HUSO 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: MASS, MARR, MOPS, PREL, PHUM, TH, HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING 
SUBJECT: THAILAND:  EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS 
VETTING FOR:  COUNTER-DRUG MISSION FUSION TORCH (FT) 05-2 
 
REF: A. JIATF WEST J33 MEMO DATED 15 MARCH 2005 
     B. POL/MIL MEMO DATED 10 MARCH 2005 
     C. JIATF WEST J33 MEMO DATED 07 MARCH 2005 
     D. STATE 021314 - GUIDANCE 
     E. 03 STATE 34981 - GUIDANCE 
 
1.  This is an action request. 
 
2.  Joint Interagency Task Force West J33/JUSMAG THAI in 
conjunction with DEA Bangkok Country Office (BCO) has 
requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human 
rights vetting for units that have been selected to 
participate in Exercise Fusion Torch (FT) 05-2 scheduled from 
15 May - 17 June 2005.  To meet internal DOD advance 
deployment deadlines, they requested that the review of human 
rights reports and files be completed no later than 16 March 
2005, if possible. 
 
3.  The Embassy possesses no credible evidence that any of 
the units listed below in paragraph four have committed gross 
violations of human rights. Please advise whether the 
Department has any relevant information on the units listed 
below. 
 
4.  Participants in the Exercise are as follows: 
 
A.  Naval Special Warfare Group, Seal Team 3, Sattahip, 
Thailand 
B.  Naval Special Warfare Group, Seal Team 1, Sattahip, 
Thailand 
C.  Narcotics Suppression Bureau Division 1, Sub-Division 2, 
Chonburi, Thailand 
D.  Maritime Peacekeeping Operations Unit (MPKOU) (Formerly 
called the Mekong Riverine 
-     Operations Unit, MROU), Pathum Thani Training Cadre, 
Pathum Thani, Thailand 
E.  Naval Special Warfare Special Boat Unit Detachment 3, 
Sattahip, Thailand 
BOYCE