LEAHY VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL DEFENSE MANAGEMENT COURSE,

UNCLAS DHAKA 000866 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL DEFENSE MANAGEMENT COURSE, SEPT 20-DEC 5 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the International Defense Management Course in Monterey, California which will begin on September 20 to December 5, 2008. Post vetting was completed on August 12, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by September 2, 2008 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: Name: Abu Zafar Mohammad Shameem Khan Pathan Rank: Captain Unit: Directorate of Naval Weapon & Electrical Engineering, Naval HQ Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 216 Date Q Birth: 1 Jul 59 Place ofQirth: Noakhali ¶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 David Arulanantham, unclass e-mail:arulananthamdp@state.gov. ¶5. COMMENT: Embassy has no information to indicate this individual or any units they have served in have been involved in gross violations of human rights. Moriarty