LEAHY VETTING FOR FLIGHT SAFETY COURSE,

UNCLAS DHAKA 000426 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 FLIGHT SAFETY COURSE, JUNE-SEPTEMBER 2008 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Jet Engine Mishap Investigation and Flight Safety Officer Course from June 20 to September 19, ¶2008. Post vetting was completed on April 10, 2008. Post requests vetting be returned by May 5 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: Name: Dipanker Bhattacharjee Rank: Flight Lieutenant Unit: 3 Squadron, BAF Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 8902 Date of Birth: December 16, 1981 Place of Birth: Chittagong, 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. Moriarty