LEAHY VETTING FOR THE CHIEFS OF DEFENSE CONFERENCE, 11 - 13

UNCLAS DHAKA 001077 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR THE CHIEFS OF DEFENSE CONFERENCE, 11 - 13 NOVEMBER 2008. ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Chiefs of Defense Conference in Bali, Indonesia, which will begin on 11 - 13 November 2008. Post vetting was completed on 15 Oct 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by 29 Oct 2008 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: ¶1. Name: Muhammad Abdul Mubeen Rank: Lieutenant General Unit: Armed Forces Division Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Personal Number: BA-1443 Date of Birth: 28 February 1955 Place of Birth: Sialkot, Erstwhile West Pakistan ¶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