LEAHY VETTING FOR PRICIPLE OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION

UNCLAS DHAKA 000981 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR PRICIPLE OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT COURSE, OCTOBER 18 TO NOVEMBER 14 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Principle of Defense Acquisition Management Course in Monterey, California, which will begin on October 18, 2008. Post vetting was completed on September 16, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by October 5 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: ¶1. Name: Mohammad Abdul Hossain Rank: Group Captain Unit: Air Headquarters Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 7370 Date of Birth: 31 July 1958 Place of Birth: Mymensingh ¶2. Name: Mosaddek Hamid Rank: Lieutenant Colonel Unit: Armed Forces Division Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 3249 Date of Birth: 1 January 1967 Place of Birth: Khulna ¶3. Name: Md. Atiouzzaman Bhuiyan Rank: Commander Unit: BNS ISSA KHAN Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 540 Date of Birth: 1 January 1965 Place of Birth: Dhaka ¶4. Name: Abdullah Tafhimul Islam Rank: Major Unit: Ordnance Centre and School Unit Location: Rajendrapur Personal Number: 5144 Date of Birth: 6 December 1975 Place of Birth: Chandpur ¶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