HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ARMOR CAPTAIN CAREER

UNCLAS DHAKA 000915 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 ARMOR CAPTAIN CAREER COURSE, AUGUST 3, 2007 TO FEBRUARY 4, 2008 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Armor Captain Career Course to be held at Fort Knox, Kentucky, from August 3, 2007 to February 4, ¶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: Mohammad Tanbir Alam (Rizvi) Rank: Captain Unit: 9 Bengal Lancer Unit Location: Savar Personal Number: 6299 Date of Birth: 24 Dec 1980 Place of Birth: Norsingdi ¶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