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FM AMEMBASSY BAGHDAD
TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 5773
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SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
FOR MAHDI
1. This is an action request.
2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post
requests the Department's assistance in screening the following
candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for
training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information.
3. The names of the proposed candidates are as follows:
NAME: Abdulabbas Abdulzahra MAHDI
POSITION: Lt Commander
DOB: July 1, 1970
TYPE OF TRAINING: Language and Officer Training
TRAINING LOCATION: Lackland AFB, San Antonio, Texas; Naval
Staff College, Newport, Rhode Island
DATES OF TRAINING: March 3, 2008 to June 26, 2009
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