LEAHY VETTING FOR ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLLEGE

UNCLAS DHAKA 000512 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLLEGE COURSE, JUNE 18 2009 TO JUNE 11, 2010 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Army Command and General Staff College Course in USA, which will begin on June 18, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 21, 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: Shams Mohammad Mamun Rank: Major Unit: 13 East Bengal Regiment Unit Location: Rangamati Hill District Service Number: BA - 5382 Date of Birth: 15 July 1976 Place of Birth: Chittagong, 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