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C O N F I D E N T I A L KHARTOUM 002838 
 
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SIPDIS 
 
FOR S/CT AND NEA/IPA 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/13/2016 
TAGS: PREL PTER SU GZ WE
SUBJECT: PALESTINIAN PRIME MINISTER HANIYA VISITS SUDAN 
 
Classified By: CHARGE D'AFFAIRES CAMERON HUME; REASON: 1.4(B) AND (D) 
 
¶1. (U) Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Ismail Haniya 
briefed Sudan's President and current Arab League Chairman 
Omar al Bashir on the Authority's current financial situation 
on December 12, as part of a tour to key supporters in the 
region.  Haniya told reporters afterwards in Khartoum that 
Bashir had pledged to persuade other Arab leaders to fulfill 
financial commitments they made in March at the Arab League 
summit. 
 
¶2. (U) Haniya also met with other senior National Congress 
Party (NCP) officials, including Deputy NCP Chairman and 
Assistant to the President Nafie Ali Nafie.  According to 
press reports, Haniya suggested that Hamas could benefit from 
the NCP's political experience, and vowed to work together on 
issues like Darfur, Palestine, Iraq, and Lebanon.  Nafie 
reiterated Sudan's rejection of the "Zionist siege" on the 
Palestinian people. 
 
¶3. (C) Comment:  While the NCP has publicly tried to distance 
itself from support for Hamas -- Sudan pointedly did not 
match the USD 250 million that Iran pledged during Haniya's 
stop in Tehran -- backroom financial ties between the NCP and 
Hamas remain strong.  Though the Government has officially 
closed Hamas' office and bakery in Khartoum, according to 
rumors in the capital, the NCP still acts as a front for 
Hamas' investments in Sudan and abroad.  End Comment. 
HUME