LEAHY VETTING FOR BANGLADESH OUTREACH PROGRAM "APCSS CIVIL

UNCLAS DHAKA 001021 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR BANGLADESH OUTREACH PROGRAM "APCSS CIVIL MILITRAY RELATIONS WORKSHOP" 16 - 19 NOVEMBER, 2009 REF: DHAKA 1018 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. This is an addendum to DHAKA 1018. Please delete candidate number 4, a typographical error, from the aforementioned cable. The following additional three candidates have been selected for participation in BANGLADESH OUTREACH PROGRAM" APCSS CIVIL MILITRAY RELATIONS WORKSHOP" in Bangladesh, which will begin on November 16, ¶2009. Post vetting was completed on November 05, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by November 15 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: ¶1. Name: Md. Latifur Haider Rank: Brig Gen Unit: Army HQ Unit Location: DHAKA Personal Number: 2219 Date of Birth: 23 Dec 1961 Place of Birth: Bangladesh ¶2. Name: Ishfaq Ilahi Chowdhury Rank: Air Cdre (Rtd) Unit: Currently Working as Register, University of Asia Pacific Unit Location: DHAKA Personal Number: NIL Date of Birth: 13 Nov 1948 Place of Birth: Sylhet,Bangladesh ¶3. Name: Jahangir Kabir Rank: Brig Gen (Retd) Unit: Unit Location: Personal Number: Date of Birth: 1 Jan 1959 Place of Birth: Bangladesh ¶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