LEAHY VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL MARITIME INTELLIGENCE

UNCLAS DHAKA 000807 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL MARITIME INTELLIGENCE COURSE (IMIC)-17 IN CALIFORNIA, SEPTEMBER 25 TO DECEMBER 16, 2009 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the International Maritime Intelligence Course (IMIC) in California, which will begin on September 25, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 17, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by August 27, 2009 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: ¶1. Name: Mohammad Anwar Hossain Rank: Lieutenant Unit: BNS Haji Mohosin Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: BN - 1751 Date of Birth: 25 November 1985 Place of Birth: Chittagong, Bangladesh ¶2. Name: M Ziaul Haque Rank: Lieutenant Unit: Coast Guard Headquarters Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: BN-1591 Date of Birth: 02 November 1983 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. Current contact is Sydnee Hall, unclass e-mail: hallsh2@state.gov. 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