LEAHY VETTING FOR SQUADRON OFFICER SCHOOL AT

UNCLAS DHAKA 001955 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 SQUADRON OFFICER SCHOOL AT MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, ALABAMA ON FEBRUARY 23 - MAY 16, ¶2008. ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Squadron Officer School at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama from February 20 - May 16, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by January 25, 2007, to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: Name: Abul Khayer Mohammad Abdur Rajjaque Rank: Squadrom Leader Unit: 25 Squadron Unit Location: Chittagong, Bangladesh Personal Number: 8658 Date of Birth: 1 Nov 1975 Place of Birth: Narshingdi, 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