LEAHY VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL DEFENSE MANAGEMENT COURSE,

UNCLAS DHAKA 000885 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 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the International Defense Management Course in Monterey, California, which will begin on September 20 - December 5, 2008. Post vetting was completed on August 19, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by September 4, 2008 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: ¶1. Name: Abu Hena Mohammad Sadrul Alam Rank: Lieutenant Colonel Unit: HQ, 66 Infantry Division Unit Location: Rangpur Personal Number: 3649 Date of Birth: 30 December 1969 Place of Birth: Sirajganj ¶2. Name: Mohammad Shafiul Azam Rank: Major Unit: Anti-Corruption Commisssion Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 4533 Date of Birth: 7 October 1972 Place of Birth: Dhaka ¶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 these individuals or any units they have served in have been involved in gross violations of human rights. Moriarty