LEAHY VETTING FOR PASOLS PLANNING GROUP (PPG)IN CHINA,08-10

UNCLAS DHAKA 000783 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR PASOLS PLANNING GROUP (PPG)IN CHINA,08-10 SEPTEMBER, 2009 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the PASOLS Planning Group (PPG) in China, which will begin on September 08, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 11, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by August 21, 2009 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: ¶1. Name: Md Abdul Hakim Aziz Rank: Brigadier General Unit: School of Infantry & Tactic Unit Location: Sylhet Personal Number: BA - 2064 Date of Birth: 01 January 1958 Place of Birth: Comilla, Bangladesh ¶2. Name: Md Masud Hossain Rank: Brigadier General Unit: Headquarters 19 Artillery Brigade Unit Location: Tangail Personal Number: BA-2270 Date of Birth: 01 January 1963 Place of Birth: Dhaka, 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 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