LEAHY VETTING FOR APPLICATION OF INTERAGENCY BIOLOGICAL

UNCLAS DHAKA 000114 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR APPLICATION OF INTERAGENCY BIOLOGICAL RESTORATION DEMONSTRATION (IBRD) IN GERMANY, MARCH 29 TO APRIL 01, 2010 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Application of Interagency Biological Restoration Demonstration (IBRD) in Germany, which will begin on March 29, 2010. Post vetting was completed on February 08, 2010. Post requests that vetting be completed by February 22, 2010 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: ¶1. Name: Md Shameem Ahsan Jaglul Rank: Lieutenant Colonel Unit: Survey of Bangladesh Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: BA-2931 Date of Birth: 01 July 1965 Place of Birth: Dhaka, Bangladesh ¶2. Name: Md Jaglul Ahsan Rank: Lieutenant Colonel Unit: 09 Field Regiment Artillery Unit Location: Savar Personal Number: BA-3906 Date of Birth: 10 January 1970 Place of Birth: Bogra, Bangladesh ¶3. Post requests that the Department of State authorize post to make the following statement to the relevant DOD units: "Embassy verifies that the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the above named individual or unit." ¶4. Post Human Rights Officer is David Arulanantham, unclass e-mail:arulananthamdp@state.gov. ¶5. COMMENT: Embassy has no information to indicate these individuals or any units they have served in have been involved in gross violations of human rights. Moriarty