LEAHY VETTING FOR UNITED NATIONS STAFF OFFICERS

UNCLAS DHAKA 001685 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 UNITED NATIONS STAFF OFFICERS COURSE, DECEMBER 2007 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in United Nations Staff Officers course being held in Port Dickson, Malaysia, from December 3-14, 2007. Post vetting was completed on October 25, 2007. Post requests that vetting be completed by November 7, 2007, to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: Name: Masuq Hasan Ahmed Rank: Commander Unit: BNS Sangu Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 590 Date of Birth: 1 Jan. 1967 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