JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ATA COURSE

UNCLAS STATE 071284

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
PASS TO LEAHY VETTING OFFICER MARIO CRIFO

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MASS PHUM PREL JO
SUBJECT: JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ATA COURSE
6899, INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPMENT COURSE, 12 JULY 2009

REF: A. AMMAN 1499

B. AMMAN 1401


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 officials have been
selected to participate, or are considered alternates, for
the U.S.-sponsored "Instructor Development Course," to begin
July 12, 2009 in Amman, Jordan. The names of the candidates
that follow are listed below in "rank, name, city of birth
(in Jordan),date of birth" format:

AMMAN 1499

1) MAJ, MA'MOUN MOUHAMAD ELIAN OLIEMAT, ZARQA, 22-Jul-1973
2) 1LT, SAMEEH KHALF SALEM AL ASAAD, RAMTHA, 1-Jan-1969

AMMAN 1401

1) LTC, ZIAD ALI MOHAMMAD GOGAZEH, JARASH, 18-Jan-1971
2) MAJ, HAITHAM SULTAN AHMAD AL AZZAM, IRBID, 19-Sep-1977
3) MAJ, SHAKER AHMAD ALI MEFLEH, JARASH, 1-Feb-1973


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