LEAHY VETTING FOR FLASH BUFFALO EXERCISE, JUNE 2008

UNCLAS DHAKA 000372 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 FLASH BUFFALO EXERCISE, JUNE 2008 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following units (with the names of their unit commanders) have been selected for participation in Operation Flash Buffalo to be held from June 2 to 13, 2008 . Post vetting was completed on March 25, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by April April 10, 2008, to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following units/commanders: Unit: Commodore Commanding Khulna Commander's Name: Mohammad Mohiuddin Razib Rank: Commodore Unit Location: Khulna Personal Number: 234 Date of Birth: December 21, 1958 Unit: Coast Guard Ship Tanveer Commander's Name: Ashraful Alam Rank: Lt. Commander Unit Location: Mongla, Bangladesh Personal Number: 1263 Date of Birth: October 1, 1977 Unit: 7 Rifle Battalion Commander's Name: KFA Shohel Rank: Major, Bangladesh Rifles Unit Location: Nidumur, Bangladesh Personal Number: BA-5632 Date of Birth: December 1, 1976 ¶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