HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR SENIOR INTERNATIONAL

UNCLAS DHAKA 001039 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPT. FOR SCA/PB ATTN: BRENT CHRISTENSEN DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG DEPT FOR DRL ATTN: ROD MORGAN OR LEROY POTTS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEFENSE MANAGEMENT COURSE ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Senior International Defense Management Course to be held in Monterey, California. Post requests that vetting be completed by July 5, 2007, to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: Name: Anup Kumar Chakma Rank: Major General Unit: Army Headquarters Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: BA-1652 Date of Birth: 15 Jan 56 Place of Birth: Rangamati ¶3. Post requests that the Department of State authorize post 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 above named individual or unit." ¶4. Post Human Rights Officer is Luke Zahner, unclass e-mail:zahnerlv@state.gov. ¶5. COMMENT: Embassy has no information to indicate this individual or any unit he has served in has been involved in gross violations of human rights. PASI