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Reference ID	Created	Released	Classification	Origin
07ANTANANARIVO109	2007-02-05 13:54	2011-08-30 01:44	SECRET	Embassy Antananarivo

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DE RUEHAN #0109/01 0361354
ZNY SSSSS ZZH
P 051354Z FEB 07
FM AMEMBASSY ANTANANARIVO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 4251
INFO RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON PRIORITY 0043
RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS PRIORITY 0800
RUEHSA/AMEMBASSY PRETORIA PRIORITY 0920
RUEHRH/AMEMBASSY RIYADH PRIORITY 0002
RUEHJI/AMCONSUL JEDDAH PRIORITY 0002

S E C R E T ANTANANARIVO 000109 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR AF/E MBEYZEROV 
DEPT FOR DS/IP/AF AKORT 
DEPT FOR DS/DSS/ITA DROTHSTEIN 
PARIS FOR AFRICA WATCHER D'ELIA 
PRETORIA FOR MBONNER 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/05/2017 
TAGS: ASEC PTER MA
SUBJECT: UPDATE ON THE MURDER OF MOHAMMED JAMAL KHALIFA 
 
REF: ANTANANARIVO 98 
 
Classified By: Ambassador James D. McGee; Reasons 1.4 (C,D) 
 
¶1. (U) Post is providing an update on the Mohammad Jamal 
Khalifa murder from a security and political standpoint. 
Below is an assessment by the Regional Security Officer (RSO) 
and the Political Office. 
 
¶2. (S) On the security front, RSO continues to engage local 
Law Enforcement Officials concerning the investigation. 
Authorities have detained three persons of interest for 
questioning.  There are multiple host government 
organizations actively conducting investigations from various 
angles, all with the intent to assist the United States 
Government.  The Gendarmerie have provided identity documents 
belonging to KHALIFA and two of his body guards who are 
reportedly from Yemen. The body guards, personal information 
is as follows: 
 
¶A.    QAID ABDULAJAIL AHMED AL-SHARABI (WOUNDED IN THE ATTACK) 
DOB: 02/09/1945 
POB: TAIZ YEM, YEMEN 
OCCUPATION: MECHANIC 
PASSPORT NO: 01798998 (YEMEN) 
 
 
¶B.    ABDULQADER SAIF MOHAMMED HAMID 
DOB: 01/01/1970 
POB: TAIZ YEM, YEMEN 
OCCUPATION: LABORER 
PASSPORT NO: 01138121 (YEMEN) 
 
¶3. (S) Documents belonging to KHALIFA included the following: 
 
¶A.    Kingdom of Saudi Arabia drivers license 
¶B.    Work Permit issued by the Department of Employment 
(Saudi Arabia) 
¶C.    Non-Immigrant Visa issued by the Malagasy Consulate in 
Bangkok, Thailand on or about 01/10/2007.  The visa was not 
affixed to a passport, but rather a single piece of paper. 
 
¶4. (S) RSO has forwarded copies of all documentation to other 
Embassy agencies and will send same via classified channel to 
DS/DSS/ITA for dissemination.  Fingerprints were unattainable 
due to the condition of the body.  RSO will continue to 
provide information as it is developed. 
 
¶5. (U) After learning of the murder from international news 
sources, Malagasy journalists rushed to report details of the 
crime and Khalifa,s alleged association with terror funding. 
 Khalifa,s murder made front-page headlines for several 
days, with journalists speculating heavily whether the crime 
was politically motivated.  Domestic and international media 
sources published the remarks of Malek Khalifa, Jamal,s 
brother, that Malagasy authorities &sold8 his brother to 
international intelligence services, although he insisted 
Jamal had no link to Osama Bin Laden apart from family ties. 
The media also speculated on the potential impact on 
Madagascar,s relationship with Saudi Arabia.  Several 
newspapers lamented this assassination places Madagascar in 
the world of terrorism &whether we like it or not,8 and 
radio call-ins expressed the fear that Khalifa,s 
relationship with Bin Laden will somehow impact the security 
situation in Madagascar.  The murder also renewed media 
coverage of the U.S. Embassy,s Reward for Justice Campaign 
for the capture of Fazul Abdullah (aka "Harum Fazul"). 
 
¶6. (U) Following an autopsy, overseen by a diplomat from the 
Saudi Embassy in Tanzania and brother Malek Khalifa, Jamal 
Khalifa's body was repatriated to Medina, Saudi Arabia on a 
private plane chartered by his family.  The Government of 
Madagascar (GOM) was represented at the airport by the 
Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the 
 
SIPDIS 
Director General of National Police, both of whom promise the 
GOM will accelerate the investigation and noted this crime 
appears to have no link to Khalifa's family ties to Bin 
Laden.  Khalifa's remains were accompanied by the Saudi 
Charge from Tanzania and brother Malek. 
 
¶7. (S) COMMENT:  The GOM agencies appear to view this as an 
opportunity to gain favor with the U.S. in cooperating on 
Counter Terrorism issues.  While their eagerness is 
commendable, they appear to be competing more than 
coordinating and the results to date are dissappointing. 
 
McGEE

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