LEAHY VETTING FOR AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE

UNCLAS DHAKA 000371 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 AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE COURSE, JUNE 2008-JUNE 2009 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Air COmmand and Staff College Course to be held at Maxwell Air Force Base from June 9, 2008 to June 8, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 25, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by April 14, 2008, to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: Name: Mohammad Mustafa Mahmood Siddique Rank: Wing Commander Unit: 35 Squadron, Bangladesh Air Force Unit Location: Kurmitola, Dhaka Personal Number: 8545 Date of Birth: December 1, 1971 Place of Birth: Tangail, 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