LEAHY VETTING FOR ADVANCE AEROSPACE MEDICINE COURSE IN USA,

UNCLAS DHAKA 001131 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR ADVANCE AEROSPACE MEDICINE COURSE IN USA, JANUARY 02 TO JUNE 12, 2009 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Advance Aerospace Medicine Course in USA, which will begin on January 02, 2009. Post vetting was completed on October 29, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by November 13 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: ¶1. Name: Mohammad Ahmed Ahsan Rank: Squadron Leader Unit: MED, SQN, BAF KTL, DHAKA Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 8076 Date of Birth: 02 August 1968 Place of Birth: Madaripur ¶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