LEAHY VETTING FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING AND

UNCLAS DHAKA 000271 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING AND DISASTER PREP COURSE, APR-AUG 2008 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Specialized English Language and Disaster Preparation Operation courses from April 23 to August 1, 2008, at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, and Fort Leonardwood, Missouri. Post vetting was completed on February 26, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by April 1, 2008, to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: Name: Mohammad Mahboobul Alam Rank: Lt. Commander Unit: BNS Shaheed Moazzam Unit Location: Kaptai Personal Number: 1085 Date of Birth: November 20, 1975 Place of Birth: Dhaka, Bangladesh ¶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. Pasi