LEAHY VETTING FOR GLOBAL AIR CHIEFS CONFERENCE,

UNCLAS DHAKA 001385 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR GLOBAL AIR CHIEFS CONFERENCE, SEPTEMBER 22-29, 2007 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Global Air Chiefs Conference to be held in Honolulu, Hawaii, from September 22 to 29, 2007. Post vetting was completed on August 26, 2007. Post requests that vetting be completed by September 10, to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: Name: Shah Mohammad Ziaur Rahman Rank: Air Marshal Unit: Chief of Air Staff, Air Headquarters Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Date of Birth: 13 June 1955 Place of Birth: Khulna, Bangladesh Name: Javed Tanveer Khan Rank: Wing Commander Unit: Air Headquarters Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Personal Number: BD-8327 Date of Birth: 8 Dec 1969 Place of Birth: 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