Cablegate: Human Rights Vetting for Us Sponsored Training

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SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
FOR AL-HAYANY

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
candidate from the Iraqi Air Force who has been nominated for
training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information.

3. The names of the proposed candidate follows:

NAME: Adnan Tawfiq Hussain AL-HAYANY
POSITION: Lieutenant Colonel, SQ 23rd NAMAB (New Almuthanna AFB),
Iraqi Air Force
DOB: April 19, 1960
TYPE OF TRAINING: USAF C-130 Simulator Refresher Course
TRAINING LOCATION: Little Rock AFB, AR
DATES OF TRAINING: February 06, 2009 to February 28, 2009

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