RESPONSE TO KUWAIT LEAHY VETTING REQUEST (KUWAIT

UNCLAS STATE 017244 SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM PREL KU SUBJECT: RESPONSE TO KUWAIT LEAHY VETTING REQUEST (KUWAIT MARINE FORCES) REF: A. KUWAIT 83 ¶B. STATE 9505 ¶C. KUWAIT 59 ¶1. (SBU) This cable responds to reftel Leahy vetting request for the Kuwait Marine Forces unit and unit commander Major General Ahmad Y.A.A.T. Almulla. The Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible derogatory information for the unit and individual listed reftel as of 02/23/2010. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of information regarding incidents of a gross violation of human rights by this individual or unit, the Embassy should so inform the Department. ¶2. (SBU) Post is authorized to include the following in USG-sponsored training, scheduled for o/a March 7 - April 3, 2010: KUWAIT MARINE FORCES MAJOR GENERAL AHMAD Y.A.A.T ALMULLA ¶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 individual and unit identified above, as of this date. Post may cite this cable in response. CLINTON