HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR COMBAT ENGINEER OFFICER

UNCLAS DHAKA 000712 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 COMBAT ENGINEER OFFICER COURSE, JUNE 6 TO OCTOBER 1, 2007 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates has been selected for participation in the Combat Engineer Officer Course at Camp LeJeune from June 6 to October 1, 2007. Post vetting was completed on April 29, 2007. Post requests that vetting be completed by May 20, 2007, to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: Name: ABM Mahbubar Rashid Rank: Lt. Commander Unit: Coast Guard HQ Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: P. N.-949 DOB: 02/16/74 POB: Nilfamari, 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