LEAHY VETTING FOR LEBANESE CANDIDATES FOR

UNCLAS STATE 011872 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: APER ASEC NAS LE SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR LEBANESE CANDIDATES FOR USG-SPONSORED TRAINING REF: A. BEIRUT 123 ¶B. BEIRUT 115 ¶C. BEIRUT 85 ¶D. BEIRUT 76 ¶E. BEIRUT 72 ¶F. BEIRUT 68 ¶G. BEIRUT 27 ¶H. BEIRUT 26 ¶I. BEIRUT 21 ¶J. BEIRUT 20 ¶K. 2008 BEIRUT 1777 ¶L. 2008 BEIRUT 1776 ¶M. 2008 BEIRUT 1727 ¶N. 2008 BEIRUT 1726 ¶O. 2008 BEIRUT 1713 ¶P. 2008 BEIRUT 1702 ¶Q. ANTONIOS-IRWIN EMAIL FEBRUARY 5 2009 ¶R. ANTONIOS-IRWIN EMAIL FEBRUARY 4 2009 ¶S. ANTONIOS-IRWIN EMAIL FEBRUARY 3 2009 ¶1. (U) In response to reftel Leahy vetting requests, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Lebanese Internal Security Forces and Lebanese Armed Forces personnel listed in reftels. If at any time the Embassy becomes aware of any 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. (Note: Reftel Antonios-Irwin email exchanges include Lebanese Armed Forces vetting groups AH, AI, AJ, and AK, yet to arrive by cable but vetted by the Department. End note.) CLINTON