HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR NAVAL STAFF COLLEGE

UNCLAS DHAKA 000914 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 NAVAL STAFF COLLEGE COURSE, JULY 25, 2007 TO JUNE 24, 2008 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Naval Staff College Course to be held in Providence, Rhode Island, from July 25, 2007 to June 24, ¶2008. Post vetting was completed on June 3, 2007. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 30, 2007, to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: Name: Abul Kashem Mohammad Afzal Hossain Rank: Lt. Commander Unit: Naval Headquarters Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 854 Date of Birth: 1 Oct 1971 Place of Birth: Bogra ¶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. PAIGE