HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR 31ST PACIFIC ARMIES MGMT

UNCLAS DHAKA 001071 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 31ST PACIFIC ARMIES MGMT SEMINAR, AUG 6-10, 2007 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates have been selected for participation for the 31st Pacific Armies Management Seminar to be held in Sydney, Australia, from August 6 to 10, 2007. Post vetting was completed on June 28, 2007. Post requests that vetting be completed by July 18, 2007, to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: Name: Syed Imam Hossain Rank: Brig. General Unit: 44th Infantry Brigaade Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: BA-1870 Date of Birth: 12/02/59 Place of Birth: Barisal, Bangladesh Name: Mushfiqur Rahman Rank: Lt. Col. Unit: Principal Pabna Commandant College Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: BA-2370 Date of Birth: 06/01/59 Place of Birth: Gopalganj, Bangladesh ¶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