VIETNAMESE SECURITY FORCE REQUEST FOR LEAHY VETTING (DATT,

UNCLAS HANOI 000090 DEPT FOR GABRIEL ALVARADO/EAP/IET DEPT FOR JAMESON DEBOSE/EAP/RSP, DRL, PM, AND INL SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM PINR PREL VN SUBJECT: VIETNAMESE SECURITY FORCE REQUEST FOR LEAHY VETTING (DATT, 2/2009) ¶1. (SBU) Post proposes the following Vietnamese Armed Forces members for Department clearance for participation in USSOCOM exercise Sovereign Challenge. Hanoi Post did not find any credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the following individuals. The approximate cost for this training is currently unknown. ¶2. (U) Candidate: Name: Colonel Truong Bien Title: Military Officer Unit: People's Army of Vietnam DPOB: March 03, 1955, Vinh Phuc, Vietnam Name: Major Pham Hung Title: Military Officer Unit: People's Army of Vietnam DPOB: September 30, 1974, Hanoi, Vietnam ¶3. (U) Hanoi point of contact is Major Timothy Rizner, riznertc@state.gov, tel.++84-4-3850-5117. Michalak