S/NF) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON PERSONALITY

S E C R E T STATE 099804

NOFORN
SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/24/2034
TAGS: PINR IS
SUBJECT: S/NF) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON PERSONALITY
DYNAMICS AND BIOGRAPHIC DETAILS RELATED TO FCC, FRC AND
PL-EC ELECTIONS

REF: A. JERUSALEM 001533

B. JERUSALEM 001450

C. JERUSALEM 001449

D. JERUSALEM 001394

E. JERUSALEM 001377

F. JERUSALEM 001359

G. JERUSALEM 001354

H. JERUSALEM 001345

I. JERUSALEM 001285

Classified By: MICHAEL P. OWENS, ACTING DIR, INR/OPS. REASON: 1.4(C).


1. (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND POST
FOR ITS EXCELLENT REPORTING ON LEADERSHIP PERSONALITIES AND
DYNAMICS PRIOR TO AND DURING THE RECENT FATAH GENERAL
CONGRESS AND THE SUBSEQUENT PALESTINE NATIONAL COUNCIL (PNC)
MEETING HELD IN RAMALLAH IN MID-AUGUST. WE FOUND THE SERIES
OF REFERENCED REPORTS NOTEWORTHY FOR THEIR TIMELINESS AND
ATTENTION TO BIOGRAPHIC DETAILS REGARDING AN ARRAY OF NEWLY
ELECTED LEADERS. WE WELCOMED REF C ASSESSMENT OF THE FATAH
CONGRESS FOR ITS EVALUATION OF THE SPECIFIC RESULTS, BUT ALSO
FOR HIGHLIGHTING KEY LEADERSHIP TOPICS INCLUDING FATAH'S
EMERGING POWER STRUCTURES AND SUCCESSION. WE FOUND REFS A,
B, D, AND I EXTREMELY USEFUL FOR THEIR ATTENTION TO
BIOGRAPHIC DETAILS ON KEY OFFICIALS AND WE EQUALLY WELCOMED
REFS E AND H FOR THEIR DESCRIPTION OF, AND UPDATES ON, THE
PERSONALITY AND LEADERSHIP DYNAMICS AT PLAY THROUGHOUT THE
CONGRESS.


2. (S/NF) WE RELY HEAVILY ON THE LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS POST
PROVIDES AS WE PREPARE BIOGRAPHIC SNAPSHOTS AND POLITICAL
ASSESSMENTS FOR SENIOR WASHINGTON POLICYMAKERS. WE LOOK
FORWARD TO ADDITIONAL LEADERSHIP REPORTING, PARTICULARLY
REGARDING FATAH'S EMERGING POWER CENTERS AND THE NEWLY
ELECTED FATAH REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL (FRC) MEMBERS, AS POST,S
TIME AND RESOURCES PERMIT.
CLINTON