LEAHY VETTING FOR UNIFIED ENGAGEMENT PACIFIC INFORMATION

UNCLAS DHAKA 000733 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR UNIFIED ENGAGEMENT PACIFIC INFORMATION SHARING FORUM IN GUAM, AUGUST 3-7, 2009 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Unified Engagement Pacific Information Sharing Forum in Guam, which will begin on August 3, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 23, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by July 29, 2009 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: ¶1. Name: Sitwat Nayeem Rank: Wing Commander Unit: 15 Squadron, BAF Unit Location: Jessore Personal Number: 8431 Date of Birth: 19 August 1969 Place of Birth: Joypurhat, Bangladesh ¶2. Name: Md. Sharif Mustafa Rank: Wing Commander Unit: 8 Squadron, BAF Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 8491 Date of Birth: 26 September 1972 Place of Birth: Khulna ¶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