LEAHY VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL DEFENSE MANAGEMENT COURSE

UNCLAS DHAKA 000074 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL DEFENSE MANAGEMENT COURSE IN USA, FEBRUARY 06 TO APRIL 21, 2010 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the International Defense Management Course in USA, which will begin on February 06, 2010. Post vetting was completed on January 24, ¶2010. Post requests that vetting be completed by February 03, 2010 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: ¶1. Name: Khaled Shams Rank: Lieutenant Colonel Unit: 28 E Bengal Unit Location: DHAKA Personal Number: BA-4205 Date of Birth: 01 February 1972 Place of Birth: Tangail, 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