LEAHY VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL SEA POWER

UNCLAS DHAKA 001586 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 INTERNATIONAL SEA POWER SYMPOSIUM, OCTOBER 16-19, 2007 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the 18th International Sea Power Symposium to be held in Newport, RI, from October 16 to 19, 2007. Post vetting was completed on September 30, 2007. Post requests that vetting be completed by October 14, 2007, to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: Name: Suman Mahmud Sabbir Rank: Commander Unit: Naval HQ Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 603 Date of Birth: 18 March 1966 Place of Birth: Mymensingh Name: Sarwar Jahan Nizam Rank: Vice Admiral Unit: Naval HQ Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 58 Date of Birth: 29 Jan 1952 Place of Birth: Chittagong ¶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