LEAHY VETTING FOR MANEUVER CAPTAINS CAREER COURSE IN USA,

UNCLAS DHAKA 001059 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR MANEUVER CAPTAINS CAREER COURSE IN USA, DECEMBER 07 2009 TO JUNE 08, 2010 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Maneuver Captains Career Course in USA, which will begin on December 07, 2009. Post vetting was completed on November 23, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by December 03, 2009 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: ¶1. Name: Mohammad Areful Islam Rank: Major Unit: 40 East Bengal Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: BA-6037 Date of Birth: 07 January 1980 Place of Birth: Netrokona, 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