(S/NF) SAIF AL-ISLAM AL-QADHAFI AND HIS INNER

S E C R E T STATE 125737 NOFORN SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/08/2034 TAGS: PINR PGOV PREL LY SUBJECT: (S/NF) SAIF AL-ISLAM AL-QADHAFI AND HIS INNER CIRCLE Classified By: ELISSA G. PITTERLE, DIRECTOR, INR/OPS. REASON: 1.4(C). ¶1. (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE INTERESTED IN GENERAL COORDINATOR AND HEAD OF THE QADHAFI FOUNDATION FOR DEVELOPMENT (QFD) SAIF AL-ISLAM AL-QADHAFI'S INNER CIRCLE, INCLUDING WHOM SAIF TRUSTS, WHOSE ADVICE HE LISTENS TO THE MOST, AND ANY RIFTS THAT MAY EXIST AMONG HIS ADVISERS. AS TIME AND RESOURCES PERMIT, WE WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE POST'S ATTENTION TO THE TOPICS AND QUESTIONS BELOW BY THE END OF JANUARY: ¶A. (S/NF) WHO BELONGS TO SAIF AL-ISLAM AL-QADHAFI'S INNER CIRCLE (OFFICIALS HE TRUSTS THE MOST AND WHO PERFORM THE MOST IMPORTANT TASKS FOR HIM) AND WHAT ARE THEIR OFFICIAL TITLES? WHAT FUNCTION(S) DO THEY SERVE FOR SAIF AND WHAT IS THE NATURE OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP? WHAT IS THEIR BASIC BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION AND, IF POST HAS MET THEM, WHAT ARE THEY LIKE AS INTERLOCUTORS? ¶B. (S/NF) DO ANY MAJOR RIFTS ON POLICY, POLITICS, OR IDEOLOGY EXIST AMONG MEMBERS OF SAIF'S INNER CIRCLE? IF YES, BETWEEN WHOM, AND ON WHAT ISSUE(S) DO THEY DISAGREE? WHOSE INFLUENCE IN THESE RIFTS HAS CARRIED MORE WEIGHT? ¶C. (S/NF) OF THE INNER CIRCLE, WHICH THREE OFFICIALS DOES SAIF TRUST THE MOST (E.G., TO CARRY OUT POLITICALLY SENSITIVE TASKS, ON PERSONAL MATTERS)? ¶D. (S/NF) AMONG MEMBERS OF THE INNER CIRCLE, WHICH OFFICIALS HAVE THE ABILITY TO INFLUENCE SAIF, BEYOND JUST IMPLEMENTING HIS PLANS? ¶E. (S/NF) WHO ARE SAIF'S MOST INFLUENTIAL ADVISERS IN THE FOLLOWING ISSUE AREAS (THERE MAY BE SOME OVERLAP ACROSS ISSUE AREAS): DOMESTIC POLITICS, QFD WORK, BUSINESS DEALINGS, ECONOMICS, AND FOREIGN RELATIONS? ¶F. (S/NF) TO WHAT EXTENT ARE MEMBERS OF SAIF'S INNER CIRCLE INVOLVED IN HIS DECISIONS? ¶G. (S/NF) DOES SAIF HAVE ANY ALLIES IN HIS FAMILY? IF SO, WHO? ARE THEY ABLE TO INFLUENCE SAIF? WHAT IS HIS RELATIONSHIP LIKE WITH KHAMIS AL-QADHAFI? ¶3. (U) TRIPOLI MINIMIZE CONSIDERED. CLINTON