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06DHAKA1364
2006-03-14 09:26:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Dhaka
Cable title:  

HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR BALANCE BUFFALO 06-2

Tags:  PHUM MARR MASS PREL BG 
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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM MARR MASS PREL BG
SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR BALANCE BUFFALO 06-2

UNCLAS DHAKA 001364

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SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM MARR MASS PREL BG
SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR BALANCE BUFFALO 06-2


1. This is an action request. See Paragraph 4.


2. The following units are scheduled to take part in
Exercise Balance Buffalo 06-2 initiating deployment in
MAY 2006:

Bangladesh Army: 1st Para Commando Battalion.

Bangladesh Air Force: Commandos from 101 Special Flying Unit,
(Tpt Wing).

Bangladesh Navy: Naval Administrative Authority Dhaka,
Commodore Commanding Khulna, Commodore Commanding Bangladesh
Navy Flotilla, and Commodore Superintendent Dockyard.

Bangladesh Rifles: 8th Rifle Battalion.


3. The name and dates of birth of the commanding officers of
these units are as follows:

Bangladesh Army:
Lt Colonel Md. Touhidul Islam, 20 November 1964.

Bangladesh Air Force:
Wing Commander Imran Majid GD(P),07 May 1969.

Bangladesh Navy:
Commodore Mohammad Emdadul Islam, 20 Jan 1952.
Commodore Mustafizur Rahman, 19 Nov 1957
Captain Abu Sayed Mohammad Abdul Awal, 1 Jan 1957
Captain Abul Khair Choudhury, 1 Apr 1958


4. Embassy requests that the Department of State authorize
the Embassy to make the following statement to the relevant
DOD units:

"Embassy verifies that the Department of State possesses no
credible information of gross violations of human rights by
the Bangladesh Army 1st Para Commando Battalion, Air Force
Commandos from 101 Special Flying Unit (Tpt Wing),8th Rifle
Battalion, Naval Administrative Authority Dhaka, Commodore
Commanding Chittagong, Commodore Commanding Khulna, Commodore
Commanding Bangladesh Navy Flotilla, and Commodore
Superintendent Dockyard"


5. Point of Contact is Denise Jobin Welch, Human Rights
Officer, 880 2 885 5500 X2148, unclass email:
jobinwelchdi@state.gov, class email:jobinwd@state.sgov.gov.
Backup POC is Robert Wong 880 2 885 5500 X2306, unclass email
wongre@state.gov, class email is wongdx@state.sgov.gov.


6. COMMENT: Embassy has no information to indicate these
units have been involved in gross violations of human rights.
END COMMENT
CHAMMAS