LEAHY VETTING FOR AIRFIELD OPERATIONS OFFICER COURSE IN

UNCLAS DHAKA 000054 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR AIRFIELD OPERATIONS OFFICER COURSE IN USA, MARCH 04 TO AUGUST 26, 2009 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Airfield Operations Officer Course in USA, which will begin on March 04, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 13, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by January 31, 2009 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: ¶1. Name: Anisul Islam Rank: Squadron Leader Unit: DSCSC Unit Location: Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka Personal Number: 8494 Date of Birth: 20 February 1973 Place of Birth: Mymensingh ¶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