LEAHY VETTING FOR EX GUARUDA SHIELD (DV OBSERVER) IN

UNCLAS DHAKA 000488 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR EX GUARUDA SHIELD (DV OBSERVER) IN PHILIPPINES, JUNE 11 TO JUNE 22, 2009 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in The Ex Guaruda Shield CPX in Philippines, which will begin on June 11, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 18, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 1 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: ¶1. Name: Abul Kalam Md Humayun Kabir Rank: Major General Unit: HQ 66 Infantry Division Unit Location: Rangpur Cantonment Personal Number: BA 2057 Date of Birth: 25 December 1960 Place of Birth: Dhaka ¶2. Name: Md Abdul Hoque Rank: Colonel Unit: Station Headquarters Unit Location: Rangpur Cantt Personal Number: BA 2515 Date of Birth: 16 November 1963 Place of Birth: Dhaka ¶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