LEAHY VETTING FOR TEAK BUFFALO EXERCISE 08,

UNCLAS DHAKA 000099 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 TEAK BUFFALO EXERCISE 08, APR-MAY 2008 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following unit has been selected for participation in the Teak Buffalo Exercise 08 to be held in April 26 to May 9, ¶2008. Post vetting was completed on January 21, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by February 18, 2008, to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following unit: Name of Commander: Syed Shakil Ali Rank of Commander: Group Captain Unit: 101 Special Flying Unit Unit Location: Bangladesh Air Force Base Bashar, Dhaka Commander Personal Number: 7924 Commander Date of Birth: 7 Nov 1963 ¶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. Rollins