LEAHY VETTING FOR SECURITY, STABILITY, TRANSITION

UNCLAS DHAKA 000063 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 SECURITY, STABILITY, TRANSITION AND RECONSTRUCTION COURSE, MAR-AUG 2008 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Security, Stability, Transition and Reconstruction Course to be held in Garmisch, Germany, from March 12 to August 2, 2008. Post vetting was completed on January 10, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by February 4, 2008, to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: Name: Mohammad Zahidur Rahim Rank: Lt. Col. Unit: 17th Field Regiment Artillery Unit Location: Syedpur Personal Number: 3424 Date of Birth: February 5, 1967 Place of Birth: Dhaka, 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