TANZANIA NONCOMMITTAL ON INTERACTION WITH HAMAS

C O N F I D E N T I A L DAR ES SALAAM 000505 SIPDIS AF/E FOR B YODER, C PELT AND AF/RSA FOR J NAY DEPT ALSO FOR NEA E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/09/2016 TAGS: PREL KPAL IS TZ SUBJECT: TANZANIA NONCOMMITTAL ON INTERACTION WITH HAMAS REF: A. STATE 037552 ¶B. DAR ES SALAAM 00381 ¶C. STATE 027174 ¶D. STATE 021256 Classified By: Political Officer Maureen B. Latour for reason 1.4(d). (C) Charge delivered Ref A demarche to Ambassador Liberatta Mulamula, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Multilateral Division, on March 10, 2006. Mulamula said she would pass our position paper to the appropriate MFA officials for review. She explained that the Government of Tanzania (GOT) maintains an honorary consulate in Israel and a full Embassy in Cairo; all matters concerning relations with Palestine need to be addressed through the Tanzanian Embassy in Cairo. RETZER