HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR UNITED NATIONS LOGISTICS

UNCLAS DHAKA 001186 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 UNITED NATIONS LOGISTICS COURSE ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the United Nations Logistics Course to be held at Port Dickson, Malaysia from July 30 to August 17, ¶2007. Post vetting was completed on July 22, 2007. Post requests that vetting be completed by July 27, 2007, to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: Name: Mohammad Shahnewaz Kabir Rank: Lieutenant Commander Unit: BNS Ulka Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 897 Date of Birth: 1 Oct 71 Place of Birth: Dhaka ¶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