HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE

UNCLAS DHAKA 001040 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 AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE OFFICER COURSE, JULY 6 - OCTOBER 12, 2007 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Aircraft Maintenance Officer Course to be held at Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas from July 6 to October 12, 2007. Post vetting was completed on June 20, ¶2007. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 30, 2007, to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: Name: Mohammad Zahidul Islam Rank: Captain Unit: 801, Army Avioation Engineering Workshop Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: BA-5698597 Date of Birth: 21 Dec 76 Place of Birth: Patuakhali ¶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