HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR USCENTCOM COMBINED

UNCLAS DHAKA 000971 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 USCENTCOM COMBINED PLANNING GROUP TRAINING ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the USCENTCOM Combined Planning Group training course in Tampa, Florida, from July 15, 2007 to Jaunary 14, 2008. Post vetting was completed on June 14, ¶2007. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 27, 2007, to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: Name: Ataul Hakin Sarwar Hasan Rank: Lt. Col. Unit: Defence Services Command and Staff College Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: BA-2666 Date of Birth: 1 Jan 1966 Place of Birth: Dhaka ¶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