LEAHY VETTING FOR MPAT TEMPEST EXPRESSES 16 IN MANILA,

UNCLAS DHAKA 000243 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR MPAT TEMPEST EXPRESSES 16 IN MANILA, MARCH 26 TO APRIL 03, 2009 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the MPAT TEMPEST EXPRESSES 16 in Manila, which will begin on March 26, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 04, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by March 15 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: ¶1. Name: Md Main Ullah Chowdhury Rank: Lieutenant Colonel Unit: Armed Forces Division Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: BA 3329 Date of Birth: 15 July 1967 Place of Birth: Chittagong, Bangladesh ¶2. Name: Mohammad Abdul Matin Rank: Commander Unit: BNS Ali Haider Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 262 Date of Birth: 07 January 1960 Place of Birth: Munshigonj, 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