LEAHY VETTING FOR CIVIL MILITARY LIAISON OFFICERS COURSE

UNCLAS DHAKA 000326 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR CIVIL MILITARY LIAISON OFFICERS COURSE (CMLO) IN INDONESIA, APRIL 13 - 24, 2009 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Civil Military Liaison Officers Course (CMLO) in Indonesia, which will begin on April 13, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by April 10, 2009 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: ¶1. Name: Mohammad Abdul Jabber Rank: Commander Unit: BNS Haji Mohsin Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 349 Date of Birth: 03 November 1955 Place of Birth: Barisal, 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. Pasi