LEAHY VETTING FOR MULTINATIONAL COMMUNICATION

UNCLAS DHAKA 000708 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR MULTINATIONAL COMMUNICATION INTEROPERABILITY PROGRAM (MCIP) IN USA, AUGUST 8-21, 2009 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Multinational Communication Interoperability Program (MCIP) Course in USA, which will begin on August 8, 2009. Post vetting was completed on July 20, 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 candidate: ¶1. Name: Mohammad Rajiur Rahman Rank: Flight Lieutenant Unit: BAF Communication (U) Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 8186 Date of Birth: 26 December 1982 Place of Birth: Chapai Nowabgonj ¶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