US embassy cable - 05BANGKOK2070

UNCLAS BANGKOK 002070 
 
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:  EXERCISE BAKER TORCH (BT) 05-3B 
 
REF: A. JIATF WEST J33 THAI MEMO DATED 15 MARCH 2005 
 
     B. POL/MIL MEMO DATED 10 MARCH 2005 
     C. JIATF WEST 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 Baker Torch (BT) 05-3B scheduled from 
1 - 26 August 2005.  To meet internal DOD advance deployment 
deadlines, they have requested that the review of human 
rights reports and files be completed no later than 1 April 
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: 
 
ROYAL THAI BORDER PATROL POLICE (BPP): 
 
3rd Region Border Patrol Police 
-  3rd Region BPP Special Company, Mae Rim 
-  3rd Region BPP Headquarters 
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