EGYPT LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE

UNCLAS STATE 064609 SENSITIVE SIPDIS CAIRO FOR RSO RTHYEN E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: MASS PHUM PREL SNAR EG PM SUBJECT: EGYPT LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE REF: A. CAIRO 1063 ¶B. CAIRO 1124 ¶C. CAIRO 1123 ¶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 Egyptian 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 Egyptian officials have been selected to participate, or are considered alternates, for several U.S.-sponsored training courses. The first official will attend the Maritime Center of Excellence Course on June 22, officials 2-7 will attend misc navairsyscom training June 27-August 14, and officials 8-13 will attend a quality management program June 24-July 20. The names of the candidates that follow are listed below in "rank or job title, name, date of birth, city of birth (in Egypt),current residence" format: 1) LCDR Osama Hassan Abd el Latif, 01/01/1970, Egypt, Naval Forces Command, Alexandria 2) CAPT DARWISH, MAHMOUD MOHAMED HASSAN,03-Jun-80,GHARBEYA, CAIRO WEST AIR BASE 3) MAJ ALY, MAHMOUD HASSAN MAHMOUD, 17-Dec-71,ALEXANDRIA, CAIRO WEST AIR BASE 4) LTC ELSHAMLOUL, ELMOATAZ BELLAH MOHAMED KAMAL ABDEL AZIM ALY,06-Nov-71, CAIRO, CAIRO WEST AIR BASE 5) LTC, ABOUELKHAIR, BASSEM ABDELAATY ABDELKADER, 30-Nov-76, CAIRO,CAIRO WEST AIR BASE 6) SALAH, AYMAN ABDLFATTAH HASSAN MOHAMED, 07-May-69, GHARBIYA,CAIRO WEST AIR BASE 7) KHATER, MAGED ABDEL MONEM ABDEL GAWWAD, 08-Jun-71, KALYOBIYA,CAIRO WEST AIR BASE 8) LTC BELTAGY, HOSSAM MOHAMED ABD EL MAGEED, 28-Aug-70,CAIRO,MISSILE EQUIPMENT MAIN WORKSHOP 9) LTC GEHAD, HUSSEIN AHMED HUSSEIN, 15-Apr-69, SHARKIYA, QA BRANCH EAA 10) LTC BAT, ABDELRAHMAN EZZELARAB MOHAMED MORSI MOHAMED, 26-Sep-68,GIZA, QA BRANCH EAA 11) COL AHMED, HANI AHMED NABIH EBRAHIM, 28-Aug-68, GHARBEYA, AIR DEFENSE HOUSE 12) MAJ ELSAFTY, AHMED SAMIR IBRAHIM HASSAN, 5-Nov-74, ALEXANDRIA, EW MAIN LABS 13) CDR ELSAFTY, ASSEM MAHMOUD ABDELAZIZ, 22-Jun-69, ALEXANDRIA, NAVY HQ ¶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