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