LEAHY VETTING FOR MARITIME COMPONENT COMMANDER

UNCLAS DHAKA 000050 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 MARITIME COMPONENT COMMANDER FLAG COURSE, FEBRUARY 2008 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Maritime Component Commander FlagCourse to be held in Honolulu, Hawaii from February 17-22, 2008. Post vetting was completed on January 10, 2007. Post requests that vetting be completed by February 6, 2008, to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: Name: Mustafizur Rahman Rank: Read Admiral Unit: Naval Headquarters Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 103 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