JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR U.S. COAST

UNCLAS STATE 010820 SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: JO EWWT PREL ASEC SUBJECT: JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR U.S. COAST GUARD "PORT PHYSICAL SECURITY/PORT VULNERABILITY" COURSE REF: AMMAN 00227 ¶1. (SBU) In response to referenced 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 officials listed in reftel are scheduled to attend a U.S. Coast Guard-sponsored "Port Physical Security/ Port Vulnerability" course, beginning April 12, 2009 in Jordan. The names of the candidates follow in "rank, name, city of birth (in Jordan),year of birth" format: 1) LTCOL, Abed Alfattah Salem Suliman Alshorman, Al Mazar Al Shamali, 02/27/1963 2) CAPT, Ahmad Mathhar Mohammad Al-Bataineh, Hakama, 03/01/1968 3) 2LT, Mahmoud Masa'd Odeh Saideen, Zarka, 01/03/1970 ¶3. (U) 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