LEAHY VETTING FOR INTL. SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES

UNCLAS DHAKA 000347 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 INTL. SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES WEEK, MAY 2008 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the International Special Operations Forces (ISOF) Week in Tampa, Florida, from May 19-23, 2008. Post vetting was completed on March 19, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by April 3, 2008, to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: Name: Mustafizur Rahman Rank: Rear Admiral Unit: Naval HQ Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: BN-163 Date of Birth: November 19, 1957 Place of Birth: Faridpur, 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