US embassy cable - 05BANGKOK5447

UNCLAS BANGKOK 005447 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EAP/BCLTV, 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, HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING 
SUBJECT: (UNITS TO STATE) EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN 
RIGHTS VETTING FOR:  EXERCISE BALANCE TORCH (BT) 06-2 
 
REF: A. JIATF WEST J33/JUSMAG-THAI MEMO DATED 15 JULY 2005 
     B. STATE 021314 - GUIDANCE 
     C. 03 STATE 34981 - GUIDANCE 
 
1.  This is an action request. 
 
2.  Joint Interagency Task Force West J33/JUSMAG THAI has 
requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human 
rights vetting for units that have been selected to 
participate in Exercise Balance Torch 06-2 scheduled from 3 
October to 3 December 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 
August 29, 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 Army Infantry Center 
--  Special Forces Training Company (10 pax) 
 
Royal Thai Army Special Warfare Command 
--  HQ Company (10 pax) 
--  1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Regiment (20 pax) 
--  PSYOPS Battalion, 2nd Special Forces Regiment (81) pax 
 
1st Army Area 
--  1st Special Forces Training Battalion (20 pax) 
 
2nd Army Area 
--  2nd Special Forces Training Battalion (20 pax) 
 
3rd Army Area 
--  3rd Special Forces Training Battalion, (20 pax) 
 
4th Army Area 
--  4th Special Forces Training Battalion, (20 pax) 
BOYCE