LEAHY VETTING FOR FLIGHT SAFETY OFFICER COURSE IN USA,

UNCLAS DHAKA 001186 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR FLIGHT SAFETY OFFICER COURSE IN USA, FEBRUARY 18 TO MAY 21, 2009 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Flight Safety Officer Course in USA, which will begin on February 18, 2009. Post vetting was completed on November 18, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by December 18, 2008 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: ¶1. Name: Malik Arif Russd Rank: Flight Lieutenant Unit: 5 Squadron BAF Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 8950 Date of Birth: 11 December 1980 Place of Birth: Noakhali ¶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