JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR JORDANIAN

UNCLAS STATE 101334 SENSITIVE SIPDIS EMBASSY AMMAN FOR POST LEAHY VETTING OFFICER M. CRIFO E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ASEC PHUM JO SUBJECT: JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR JORDANIAN OFFICERS, OCTOBER 2009 - FEBRUARY 2010 REF: AMMAN 2069 ¶1. (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian official listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of information regarding incidents which could be deemed to be credible information of a gross violation of human rights by this individual, the Embassy should so inform the Department. ¶2. (SBU) The following Jordanian Armed Forces official has been selected to participate in, or is considered an alternate for, U.S.-sponsored training scheduled to take place in the next six months in the U.S. The name of the candidate that follows is listed in "rank, name, city of birth (in Jordan),date of birth" format: LTC, Issam A. H. Bdour, Maan, 17-SEP-1967 ¶3. (SBU) Post is permitted to provide the following statement to authorized parties: Embassy verifies that the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individuals identified in paragraph 2 above, as of this date. Post may cite this cable in response. CLINTON