TANZANIA: NO DECISION ON HAMAS INTERACTION

C O N F I D E N T I A L DAR ES SALAAM 000381 SIPDIS DEPT AF/E FOR B YODER, AF/RSA FOR J NAY E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/27/2016 TAGS: PREL IS KPAL TZ SUBJECT: TANZANIA: NO DECISION ON HAMAS INTERACTION REF: A. STATE 21256 ¶B. STATE 27174 Classified By: Political Officer Maureen B. Latour for reasons 1.4(d) (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarches to Mawazo Paul Kaducha, head of U.N. Systems at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Department of Multilateral Cooperation, on February ¶27. Kaducha said the Government of Tanzania (GOT) had not made a decision regarding receiving a Hamas delegation, but assured poloff that the GOT is following developments regarding Palestinian elections very closely. RETZER