HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPYARD

UNCLAS DHAKA 000973 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 INTERNATIONAL SHIPYARD MANAGEMENT COURSE, JULY 13 - SEPTEMBER 7, 2007 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the International Shipyard Management Course to be held in Honolulu, Hawaii from July 13 to September 7, ¶2007. Post vetting was completed on June 14, 2007. Post requests that vetting be completed by July 1, 2007, to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: Name: Mohammad Shajedul Karim Rank: Commander Unit: Directorate of Technical Store, Naval HQ Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 597 Date of Birth: 31 Dec 1967 Place of Birth: Sirajgonj ¶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