JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR F-16 BORESIGHT

UNCLAS STATE 004601 SENSITIVE SIPDIS AMMAN FOR POST LEAHY VETTING OFFICER M. CRIFO E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM ASEC JO SUBJECT: JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR F-16 BORESIGHT FIXTURE TRAINING - 23 JANUARY 2010 REF: AMMAN 169 ¶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 Royal Jordanian Air Force Officers have been selected to participate in, or are considered alternates for, U.S.-sponsored F-16 Boresight Fixture training scheduled to begin 18-Jan-2010 in the United States. The names of the candidates follow in "rank, name, city of birth (in Jordan unless otherwise noted),birth date" format: 1, 1SGT, Husam Ali Mahmoud Shreim, Amman, 04-SEP-1979 2, LTC, Nalby Sado Ahmad Lbzo, Wadi Sseer, 10-APR-1969 3, 2LT, Ahmad Mohammad Ali Al Omaria, Irbid, 27-DEC-1973 4, WO, Khaldoon Ali Daas Al Share', Ramtha, 01-FEB-1974 5, WO, Abdelmajid Hussein A. Eljariri, Amman, 10-JAN-1975 ¶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