LEAHY VETTING FOR PACIFIC SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE IN

UNCLAS DHAKA 000659 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR PACIFIC SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE IN USA, JULY 20-JULY 24, 2009 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Pacific Spectrum Management Conference in USA, which will begin on July 20, 2009. Post vetting was completed on July 2, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by July 7 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: ¶1. Name: Syed Helal Hossain Rank: Commander Unit: BNS K J Ali Unit Location: Khulna Personal Number: 665 Date of Birth: 10 May 1968 Place of Birth: Shariatpur, 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