LEAHY VETTING FOR COMBINED FORCE MARITIME COMPONENT

UNCLAS DHAKA 001116 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR COMBINED FORCE MARITIME COMPONENT COMMANDER COURSE IN USA, FEBRUARY 18-24, 2010 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Combined Force Maritime Component Commander (CFMCC) Course in USA, which will begin on February 18, 2010. Post vetting was completed on December 15, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by December 30, 2009 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: ¶1. Name: Mohammad Farid Habib Rank: Rear Admiral Unit: BNS Haji Mohsin Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: P.No-169 Date of Birth: 24 February 1959 Place of Birth: Tangail, 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