JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR SIGNAL BASIC

UNCLAS STATE 098160

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
EMBASSY AMMAN FOR POST LEAHY VETTING OFFICER M. CRIFO

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ASEC PHUM JO
SUBJECT: JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR SIGNAL BASIC
OFFICER LEADER COURSE, 21 SEPTEMBER 2009

REF: AMMAN 1999


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 official 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 this individual, the
Embassy should so inform the Department.


2. (SBU) The following Royal Jordanian Air Force official
has been
selected to participate in, or is considered an alternate
for,
U.S.-sponsored Signal Basic Officer Leader Course, scheduled
to begin September 21, 2009 in Ft. Gordon, Georgia, USA. The
name of the candidate that follows is listed in "rank, name,
city of birth (in Jordan),date of birth" format:

2LT, Mohammed Adel Mahmoud Bany Mohammad, Aidoun, 11-FEB-1980


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