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FM SECSTATE WASHDC
TO AMEMBASSY BAGHDAD PRIORITY 1517

UNCLAS STATE 016948 
 
SIPDIS 
SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PHUM MASS IZ
SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING 
FOR MOD OFFICIALS, SENIOR EXECUTIVE SEMINAR 
 
REF: BAGHDAD 315 
 
¶1. (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that 
it possesses no credible information of gross violations of 
human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi 
Ministry of Defense listed below.  Department strongly 
suggests that visa applications for these individuals be 
filed with as much lead time as possible to allow for 
additional processing procedures that may be required.  Note 
that if, at any time, the Embassy becomes aware of any 
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 names of the proposed candidates are as follows: 
 
 
FULL NAME: Hatem Ismaeel Thamir AL KHAZAJI 
POSITION: Staff Brigadier General/Counter Terrorism Bureau 
DOB:  March 25, 1954 
TYPE OF TRAINING:  Senior Executive Seminar 
DATES OF TRAINING:  March 29 - April 9, 2010 
TRAINING LOCATION:  Washington, DC 
 
FULL NAME: Nedal Modher Mohammed AL REKABI 
POSITION: Staff Brigadier General/Director of Strategic 
Counter Terrorism Bureau/Counter Terrorism 
DOB:  May 22, 1959 
TYPE OF TRAINING:  Senior Executive Seminar 
DATES OF TRAINING:  March 29 - April 9, 2010 
TRAINING LOCATION:  Washington, DC 
 
FULL NAME: Mahdi Falih Othman ALBU MOHAMMED 
POSITION: BG/Director of Target Section/Counter Terrorism 
Bureau 
DOB:  September 10, 1959 
TYPE OF TRAINING:  Senior Executive Seminar 
DATES OF TRAINING:  March 29 - April 9, 2010 
TRAINING LOCATION:  Washington, DC 
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