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Viewing cable 06DHAKA1364, HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR BALANCE BUFFALO 06-2

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06DHAKA1364 2006-03-14 09:26 2011-08-26 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Dhaka
VZCZCXYZ0000
OO RUEHWEB

DE RUEHKA #1364 0730926
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 140926Z MAR 06
FM AMEMBASSY DHAKA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6077
INFO RHHMUNA/CDR USPACOM HONOLULU HI IMMEDIATE
RHHMUNS/COMSOCPAC HONOLULU HI IMMEDIATE
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC IMMEDIATE
RUEKJCS/CJCS WASHDC IMMEDIATE
UNCLAS DHAKA 001364 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PHUM MARR MASS PREL BG
SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR BALANCE BUFFALO 06-2 
 
1.  This is an action request.  See Paragraph 4. 
 
2.  The following units are scheduled to take part in 
Exercise Balance Buffalo 06-2 initiating deployment in 
MAY 2006: 
 
Bangladesh Army: 1st Para Commando Battalion. 
 
Bangladesh Air Force: Commandos from 101 Special Flying Unit, 
(Tpt Wing). 
 
Bangladesh Navy: Naval Administrative Authority Dhaka, 
Commodore Commanding Khulna, Commodore Commanding Bangladesh 
Navy Flotilla, and Commodore Superintendent Dockyard. 
 
Bangladesh Rifles: 8th Rifle Battalion. 
 
3.  The name and dates of birth of the commanding officers of 
these units are as follows: 
 
Bangladesh Army: 
Lt Colonel Md. Touhidul Islam, 20 November 1964. 
 
Bangladesh Air Force: 
Wing Commander Imran Majid GD(P), 07 May 1969. 
 
Bangladesh Navy: 
Commodore Mohammad Emdadul Islam, 20 Jan 1952. 
Commodore Mustafizur Rahman, 19 Nov 1957 
Captain Abu Sayed Mohammad Abdul Awal, 1 Jan 1957 
Captain Abul Khair Choudhury, 1 Apr 1958 
 
4.  Embassy requests that the Department of State authorize 
the Embassy to make the following statement to the relevant 
DOD units: 
 
"Embassy verifies that the Department of State possesses no 
credible information of gross violations of human rights by 
the Bangladesh Army 1st Para Commando Battalion, Air Force 
Commandos from 101 Special Flying Unit (Tpt Wing), 8th Rifle 
Battalion, Naval Administrative Authority Dhaka, Commodore 
Commanding Chittagong, Commodore Commanding Khulna, Commodore 
Commanding Bangladesh Navy Flotilla, and Commodore 
Superintendent Dockyard" 
 
5.  Point of Contact is Denise Jobin Welch, Human Rights 
Officer, 880 2 885 5500 X2148, unclass email: 
jobinwelchdi@state.gov, class email:jobinwd@state.sgov.gov. 
Backup POC is Robert Wong 880 2 885 5500 X2306, unclass email 
wongre@state.gov, class email is wongdx@state.sgov.gov. 
 
6.  COMMENT: Embassy has no information to indicate these 
units have been involved in gross violations of human rights. 
 END COMMENT 
CHAMMAS