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FM AMEMBASSY BAGHDAD
TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 4699
UNCLAS BAGHDAD 002474
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E.O. 12958: N/A
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SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
FOR ABDULKAREEM
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 from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for
training in the United States.
3. The name of the proposed candidate follows:
NAME: Saad Adnan Abdulkareem ABDULKAREEM
POSITION: General Counsel to the Iraqi Ministry of the Interior
DOB: 01 July 1953
TYPE OF TRAINING: Attending Conference with Defense, Justice and
Homeland Security Officials
TRAINING LOCATION: Washington DC, Charlottesville, VA (USA)
DATES OF TRAINING: October 24 - November 1, 2009
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