JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ATA COURSE 6904

UNCLAS STATE 101847 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 ATA COURSE 6904 JORDAN CRITICAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT, OCTOBER 4 2009 REF: AMMAN 1971 ¶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 officials 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 these individuals, the Embassy should so inform the Department. ¶2. (SBU) The following Jordanian military officials have been selected to participate in, or are considered alternates for, U.S.-sponsored training course ATA 6904, Jordan Critical Incident Management, scheduled to begin October 4 2009 in Jordan. The names of the candidates that follow are listed below in "rank, name, city of birth (in Jordan),date of birth" format: LTC, Zaid Ali Mohammad Gogazeh, Jarash, 11-JAN-1971 CAPT, Gazi Mohammad Meqbel Al Adamat, Mafraq, 05-JUN-1970 ¶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