LEAHY VETTING FOR SF SMEE IN ANDERSEN AFB, GUAM, USA, MAY

UNCLAS DHAKA 000412 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR SF SMEE IN ANDERSEN AFB, GUAM, USA, MAY 17 TO MAY 19, 2009 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in The SF SMEE Course in USA, which will begin on May 17, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 26, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by May 10 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: ¶1. Name: M Mortuza Kamal Rank: Group Captain Unit: Air Force Headquarters Unit Location: DHAKA Personal Number: 7905 Date of Birth: 01 January 1964 Place of Birth: Khulna, Bangladesh ¶1. Name: Md. Nasirul Islam Rank: Squadron Leader Unit: No 2 P&S (U)BAF Unit Location: DHAKA Personal Number: 8479 Date of Birth: 11 April 1968 Place of Birth: Kushtia, 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