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O 150153Z JUN 07
FM AMEMBASSY WELLINGTON
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 4356
INFO RUEHBY/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA IMMEDIATE 4861
RHHMUNA/CDR USPACOM HONOLULU HI IMMEDIATE
RUEHNO/USMISSION USNATO IMMEDIATE 0051
C O N F I D E N T I A L WELLINGTON 000442
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STATE FOR EUR/FO, EAP/FO, SA/FO, EUR/RPM, EAP/ANP, SCA/A
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/14/2017
TAGS: NATO PINS PREL MOPS MARR AF NZ
SUBJECT: GNZ ON NATO/ISAF REQUESTS
REF: STATE 71547
Classified By: Acting DCM Katherine B. Hadda,
for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
1. (C) Acting DCM and A/P-E couns delivered reftel request
to Paul Ash, Deputy Director of the Security Policy and
Disarmament Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
Trade. We conveyed Washington's appreciation for New
Zealand's continued positive role in Afghanistan.
2. (C) Ash said that although New Zealand cannot commit
addtional military forces, GNZ officials will review the
request list carefully to see if there are any possible
contributions that the GNZ can make. He also said that New
Zealand is about to start its annual Cabinet-level review of
Peacekeeping Operations. One goal of this year's review will
be to improve coordination among Ministries so that all NZ
officials are better informed about -- and can better explain
to us -- New Zealand's military and non-military
contributions to global PKO activities.
3. (C) FYI: Ash will leave Wellington in December for
Brussels, where he will serve as NZ's Deputy Chief of
Mission. End FYI.
MCCORMICK