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TO AMEMBASSY CAIRO IMMEDIATE 2760

UNCLAS STATE 086227 
 
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C O R R E C T E D  C O P Y (SENSITIVE CAPTION ADDED) 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ASEC EG EWWT PREL
SUBJECT: EGYPT LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE 
 
REF: A. CAIRO 1577 
 
¶1.  (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the 
Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no 
credible information of gross violations of human rights at 
this time by the Egyptian officials listed below.  Please 
note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of 
information regarding incidents which could be deemed to be 
credible information of a gross violation of human rights by 
these individuals, the Embassy should so inform the 
Department. 
 
¶2.  (SBU) The following Egyptian officials have been selected 
to participate, or are considered alternates, for several 
U.S.-sponsored training courses.  The names of the candidates 
that follow are listed below in "rank or job title, name, 
date of birth, city of birth (in Egypt), current residence" 
format: 
 
¶3.  (SBU)   1). COL. MOHAMED ABD EL-MOEZ SHAHIN ELDERBALY, 25 
SEPTEMBER 1966, MENOFYA, MOD 
            2). CAPT. MOHAMED MOHAMED FARID HUSSEIN, 13 MAY 
1980, GIZA, FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT 
            3). CAPT. MOHAMED SHABAN MAHMOUD ELGOHARY 
ELSHARKAWY, 28 AUGUST 1979, DAKAHLIYA, 
SOUTHERN ZONE AIR FORCE 
            4). MAJ. MOHAMEN ABDELHALIM BADAWY, 26 JANUARY 
1979, KALYOBIA, PRESIDENTIAL GUARDS 
            5). CAPT. AHMED ABDEL FATTAH AHMED HEIKAL, 13 
SEPTEMBER 1980, ARMOR DEPT 3RD BRIGADE 
            6). CAPT. ALAA MOHAMED SAYED AHMED SAYED AHMED 
SAYMAHA, 20 OCTOBER 1979, MORAL                       AFFAIRS 
DEPT 
            7). IHAB MOHAMED AHMED ALY, 26 JUNE 1981, 
ALEXANDRIA ARMOR DEPT, 2ND GROUP, 8TH 
BRIGADE 
            8). LTC. ASHRAF MOHAMED RASHAD IBRAHIM DARWISH, 
15 MARCH 1971, CAIRO, INTELLIGENCE                    DEPT 
            9). MAJ KARIM MOHAMED ABDELRAHMAN ABBAS REDA, 2 
MARCH 1972, GIZA, AIR DEFENSE                         COMMAND 
 
¶4.  (SBU)  Post is permitted to provide the following 
statement to authorized parties:  Embassy verifies that the 
Department of State possesses no credible information of 
gross violations of human rights by the individuals 
identified in paragraph 2 above, as of this date.  Post may 
cite this cable in response. 
CLINTON