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P 181257Z MAY 06
FM AMEMBASSY BAGHDAD
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 4521

UNCLAS BAGHDAD 001647 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PHUM IZ
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR  US SPONSORED 
TRAINING 
 
¶1. (U) This is an action request. 
 
¶2.  (U) 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. (SBU) Names of the proposed candidates are as follows: 
 
NAME: Mazan M. Ja'afer 
POSITION: Iraqi Army, Lieutenant Colonel in the Joint 
Headquarters, Coordination Branch. 
DOB: June 01, 1965 
TYPE OF TRAINING: US Army Command Course. 
TRAINING LOCATION: Ft Leavenworth, Kansas 
DATES OF TRAINING: June 2006-June 2007. 
 
NAME: Adel Noh Shamoon. 
POSITION: Iraqi Navy, Captain in the Iraqi Navy Operations 
Headquarters. 
DOB: Mar 13, 1964. 
TYPE OF TRAINING: Naval War College 
TRAINING LOCATION: Newport, Rhode Island. 
DATES OF TRAINING: July 22, 2006 - June 15, 2007. 
 
NAME: Ihssan A. Nakji. 
POSITION: Iraqi Navy, Lieutenant in the Iraqi Navy 
Headquarters 
DOB: Jan 25, 1977. 
TYPE OF TRAINING: Coast Guard Training Center 
TRAINING LOCATION: Yorktown. 
DATES OF TRAINING: May 17, 2006 - January 2007. 
 
(U) Post appreciates Department's assistance. 
POC is Sara L. Horner MCI: 1-914-822-0774 
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