DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR SUVA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -

UNCLAS STATE 128543 SIPDIS, SENSITIVE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL PGOV SNAR KCRM TN SUBJECT: DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR SUVA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - ENGINEER BASIC OFFICER COURSE REF: SUVA 451 ¶1. (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations for the following individual listed below. This individual is a candidate for the Engineer Basic Officer Course at Fort Leonard Wood, MO scheduled from January 8, 2009 through April 20, 2009. ¶2. (U) Candidate: Second Lieutenant Viliami Sione Ngu Tukuaho; DOB: 05 January 1986; POB: Auckland, New Zealand; Position: Second Lieutenant, Tonga Defense Services ¶3. (U) Post may provide the following statement to authorized parties: Embassy verifies that the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individual identified in paragraph 2 above, as of this date. Post may cite this cable in response. ¶4. (U) If, in the future, post becomes aware of possible human rights violations by the individual listed above, Post must immediately inform the Department and not proceed with training. ¶5. (U) POC for this action is Jameson DeBose: -Email: DeBoseJL@state.gov -Phone: 202-647-2989 RICE