LEAHY VETTING FOR UNSOC CONFERENCE IN MONGOLIA, AUGUST

UNCLAS DHAKA 000677 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR UNSOC CONFERENCE IN MONGOLIA, AUGUST 3-12, 2009 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in UNSOC in Mongolia, which will begin on August 3, 2009. Post vetting was completed on July 9, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by July 23 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: ¶1. Name: Kazi Shah Alam Rank: Lieutenant Commander Unit: Naval Headquarters Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 1083 Date of Birth: 05 March 1975 Place of Birth: Madaripur, Bangladesh ¶2. Name: Raahim Mahmood Rank: Squadron Leader Unit: 5 Squadron, BAF Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 8601 Date of Birth: 27 October 1974 Place of Birth: Dhaka ¶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