LEAHY VETTING FOR SIGNAL CAPTAIN CAREER COURSE, NOVEMBER 12

UNCLAS DHAKA 001066 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR SIGNAL CAPTAIN CAREER COURSE, NOVEMBER 12 TO MAY 29 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Signal Captain Career Course in Fort Gordon, Georgia, which will begin on November 12, 2008. Post vetting was completed on October 13, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by October 28 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: ¶1. Name: A.A.M. Mostafizur Rahman Rank: Captain Unit: Army Headquarters Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 6736 Date of Birth: 1 January 1984 Place of Birth: Barisal ¶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 David Arulanantham, unclass e-mail: arulananthamdp@state.gov. ¶5. COMMENT: Embassy has no information to indicate these individuals or any units they have served in have been involved in gross violations of human rights. Moriarty