Palestinian National Authority
Palestinian Preventive Security Headquarters
Bethlehem
Date: July 2, 1997

To Major Abu Osama al-Jubrini [high-ranking officer in PPS headquarters in the West Bank], may Allah preserve him

Blessings of the homeland, and to the matter at hand

In re: [Personal information about] Ahmad Muhammad ‘Abdallah al-Sharuf [Hamas activist, Bethlehem Orphan Care Society assistant director]

 [He lives in] Bethlehem, Al-Saf Street, he is approximately 50 years of age. Married, financially very well-off. Owns furniture stores. Sources report that he received 1.5 million [Jordanian] dinars [about $2,120,000] from the Islamic Bank. [Other] sources report that he bought land in Nuba or Kharas for members of his family. He is politically oriented toward Hamas and considered a very respected individual in the Al-Saf region.

His stores are [located] on the Hebron-Jerusalem road. He has stores on Al-Fawaghda Street and used to work there with his children. The place was very small. Suddenly, about a year ago, he built two buildings on Al-Saf Street, not counting the building he lives in, for the sum of about half a million dinars. He opened about 20 storerooms in the building he built. All his children belong to Hamas. He is a member of the [ Bethlehem] Orphan Care Society which was recently established.

For your information and examination,
Palestinian National Authority
Preventive Security Headquarters
Bethlehem Branch
[Signature and handwritten date: July 3]
Palestinian Preventive Security Headquarters
Bethlehem
Political Security
[Stamp]
[Signature of which the word “Salahat” can be read and the date, July 3, 1997]