LEAHY VETTING FOR ARMOR CAPTAIN CAREER COURSE IN USA, MARCH

UNCLAS DHAKA 000052 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR ARMOR CAPTAIN CAREER COURSE IN USA, MARCH 17 TO OCTOBER 06, 2009 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Armor Captain Career Course in USA, which will begin on March 17, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 14, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by February 05, 2009 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: ¶1. Name: Md Masud Al Ferdous Rank: Captain Unit: 12 Lancers Unit Location: Ghatail, Tangail Personal Number: 6481 Date of Birth: 01 January 1982 Place of Birth: Khulna, 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