LEAHY VETTING FOR AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE OFFICER COURSE, JULY

UNCLAS DHAKA 000576 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE OFFICER COURSE, JULY 10, 2009 TO OCTOBER 16, 2009 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Aircraft Maintenance Course in USA, which will begin on July 10, ¶2009. Post vetting was completed on June 08, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 20 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: ¶1. Name: Md. Abdul Awal Rank: Major Unit: Electrical & Mechanical Engineering (EME) Unit Location: Dhaka Cant Personal Number: BA - 4458 Date of Birth: 05 May 1972 Place of Birth: Tangail, 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