HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR SENIOR INTERNATIONAL

UNCLAS DHAKA 000644 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPT. FOR SCA/PB ATTN: BRENT CHRISTENSEN DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG DEPT FOR DRL ATTN: ROD MORGAN OR LEROY POTTS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEFENSE MANAGEMENT COURSE, JUNE 23 - JULY 20, 2007 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Senior International Defense Management Course in Monterey, California from June 23 to July 20, 2007. Post vetting was completed on April 15, 2007. Post requests that vetting be completed by May 10, 2007, to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: Name: Syed Mahbubur Rahman Rank: Air Commodore Unit: Air Headquarters Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Personal Number: BD/7063 DOB: 02/01/53 POB: Noakhali, 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. BUTENIS