LEAHY VETTING FOR WEATHER OFFICER COURSE, JUNE 06 TO AUGUST

UNCLAS DHAKA 000374 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR WEATHER OFFICER COURSE, JUNE 06 TO AUGUST 10, 2009 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Weather Officer Course in USA, which will begin on June 06, ¶2009. Post vetting was completed on April 12, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by April 30 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: ¶1. Name: M Shamsul Alam Rank: Squadron Leader Unit: BAF Base Zahirul Haque Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: BD 8687 Date of Birth: 30 June 1970 Place of Birth: Bogra, 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