CNN:
But sources close to the Palestinian leadership said Qorei and Abbas have come to an agreement for Abbas to become leader in the event that Arafat dies or is incapacitated.
Abbas would be chairman of the PLO and the Fatah organization, and Qorei would be in charge of the Palestinian Authority and security services, the sources said.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/30/arafat.health/index.html
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