ADDITIONAL LEAHY VETTING FOR UNITED NATIONS STAFF

UNCLAS DHAKA 001822 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: ADDITIONAL LEAHY VETTING FOR UNITED NATIONS STAFF OFFICERS COURSE IN RAJENDRAPUR, DHAKA, BANGLADESH, DECEMBER 2 - 13, 2007. ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the United Nations Staff Officers Course to be held December 2 - 13, 2007 in Rajendrapur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Post vetting was completed on November 14, 2007. Post requests that vetting be completed by November 29, 2007, to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: Name: Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman Rank: Major Unit: 26 Rifle Battalion Unit Location: Borkol, Bangladesh Personal Number: 4070 Date of Birth: 13 Aug 1969 Place of Birth: Gaibandha, 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