LEAHY VETTING FOR NEAR EAST SOUTH ASIA (NESA) COMBATING

UNCLAS DHAKA 000272 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR NEAR EAST SOUTH ASIA (NESA) COMBATING TERRORISM EXECUTIVE SEMINAR IN USA, MARCH 31 TO APRIL 16, 2009 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Near East South Asia (NESA) Combating Terrorism Executive Seminar in USA, which will begin on March 31, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 18, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by March 28, 2009 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: ¶1. Name: S M Kamrul Hoque Rank: Commander Unit: Naval Headquarters Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: P 347 Date of Birth: 07 July 1962 Place of Birth: Gopalgonj, 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