LEAHY VETTING FOR MULTINATIONAL COMMUNICATION

UNCLAS DHAKA 000749 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 19-21, 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 19, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by August 12, 2009 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: ¶1. Name: Md Siddiqur Rahman Rank: Brigadier General Unit: Inter Service Selection Board (ISSB) Unit Location: Dhaka Cantonment Personal Number: 1893 Date of Birth: 03 January 1958 Place of Birth: Brahmonbaria ¶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 contact is Sydnee Hall, unclass e-mail: hallsh2@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