WikiLeaks cable: NZ agrees to fund homeland security presidential directive
December 8, 2006 New Zealand agrees to fund homeland security presidential directive (HSPD)-6 terrorist lookout
initiative
date:2006-12-08T02:53:00 source:Embassy Wellington origin:06WELLINGTON970 destination:VZCZCXYZ0001 PP RUEHWEB DE RUEHWL
#0970 3420253 ZNY CCCCC ZZH P 080253Z DEC 06 FM AMEMBASSY WELLINGTON TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 3579 INFO
RUEAWJA/DEPT OF JUSTICE WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY RUEAHLC/HOMELAND SECURITY CENTER WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY RHEFDIA/DIA
WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY RHEHAAA/NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL WASHDC PRIORITY RHMCSUU/FBI WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY RHMFISS/TSA
HQ WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY classification:CONFIDENTIAL reference:06STATE19032 ?C O N F I D E N T I A L WELLINGTON 000970
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CA/VO/BIP, L/CA, EAP/ANP E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/08/2016 TAGS: CVIS, PTER, P... ?C O N F I D E N T I A L WELLINGTON 000970
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CA/VO/BIP, L/CA, EAP/ANP E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/08/2016 TAGS: CVIS, PTER, PINR, PGOV, PREL, NZ SUBJECT: NEW ZEALAND AGREES
TO FUND HOMELAND SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE (HSPD)-6 TERRORIST LOOKOUT INITIATIVE REF: STATE 19032
Classified By: Classified by DCM David J. Keegan, for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
1. (C) Summary: GNZ has approved necessary funding needed to implement an HSPD-6 agreement with the United States, and
would like NZ's liaison in Washington to meet with CA to go over next steps. End summary.
2. (C) PE Couns and Econoff met on December 1 with XXX, manager of the counter-terrorism branch of the New Zealand
Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) and Ash Johnson, liaison at the New Zealand Embassy in Washington, to discuss
GNZ's review of a possible HSPD-6 Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the U.S. XXX said that NZSIS remains GNZ's choice
for a lead agency for this project, and the Ministries needed to approve funding of the project (i.e., the "O-Desk")
would meet on December 6. (NB: As XXX predicted, the O-Desk met and approved funding on the 6th).
3. (C) XXX said there is high-level support for the project; PM Clark herself called it "a no-brainer." He also said
NZSIS hoped to review and complete comments on the U.S. draft agreement by December 8. To ensure that Washington is
fully apprised of developments, Johnson has requested a meeting with CA for the week of December 11 to go over specifics
with the hope of starting negotiations soon thereafter. Johnston will continue to be the main point of contact at the
New Zealand Embassy for the purpose of these negotiations, as well as to liaise with USG agencies if there are any
"hits" once the system is up and running. (A main use for the funds needed to implement the agreement will be to send a
second NZ liaison to Washington, to ensure that someone will always be on the ground there if a hit is made.)
4. (C) PE Couns and Econoff also used the December 1 meeting to deliver the questions raised in reftel asking for
details on host government efforts/ability to collect expanded biometric and biographic data to bolster
counter-terrorist efforts. XXX confirmed that while GNZ officials had discussed many of the questions already in general
terms with USG counterparts, they'd not done so in much detail. He promised to convey any comments to Emboffs.
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