LEAHY VETTING FOR THIRTY THIRD PACIFIC ARMIES MANAGEMENT

UNCLAS DHAKA 000564 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR THIRTY THIRD PACIFIC ARMIES MANAGEMENT SEMINAR (PAMS XXXIII) Aug 24-28, 2009. ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following delegates have been selected for participation in the PAMS XXXIII Conference to be held in Tokyo, Japan; which will begin on or about August 24 to 28 2009. Post vetting was completed on 4 June 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by July 30 2009 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: ¶1. Name: Md Matiur Rahman Rank: Major General Unit: GOC, 55th Infantry Division Unit Location: Jessore, Bangladesh Personal Number: BA-1651 Date of Birth: 31 Dec 1957 Place of Birth: Mymensingh, Bangladesh ¶2. Name: Zulfiqur Ali Hydar Rank: Lieutenant Colonel Unit: ADMQ, M&Q Dte Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Personal Number: BA-2209 Date of Birth: 01 June 1960 Place of Birth: Dhaka, 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