WikiLeaks cable: NZ in step with USG views on Taiwanese participation in the OECD
February 28, 2008 New Zealand in step with USG views on Taiwanese participation in the OECD
date:2008-02-28T18:33:00 source:Embassy Wellington origin:08WELLINGTON77 destination:VZCZCXYZ0008 OO RUEHWEB DE RUEHWL
#0077 0591833 ZNY CCCCC ZZH O 281833Z FEB 08 FM AMEMBASSY WELLINGTON TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 5106 INFO
RUEHSS/OECD POSTS COLLECTIVE PRIORITY RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING PRIORITY 0396 RUEHIN/AIT TAIPEI PRIORITY 0091 RUEHBS/USEU
BRUSSELS PRIORITY RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 0123 classification:CONFIDENTIAL reference:08STATE20058 ?C O N
F I D E N T I A L WELLINGTON 000077
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STATE FOR EAP/ANP E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/28/2018 TAGS: PREL, ECON, OECD, NZ... ?C O N F I D E N T I A L WELLINGTON 000077
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STATE FOR EAP/ANP E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/28/2018 TAGS: PREL, ECON, OECD, NZ, CM, TW SUBJECT: NEW ZEALAND IN STEP WITH USG
VIEWS ON TAIWANESE PARTICIPATION IN THE OECD REF: STATE 20058
Classified By: A/DCM Margaret McKean; Reason: 1.4 (b) and (d)
(C) In a January 28 conversation with Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) Northeast Asia Director David Taylor,
A/DCM reviewed reftel points regarding Taiwan. Taylor responded that much of the USG argument "could have been drafted
by our people." The GNZ, he said, shares the view that it is inappropriate to lock Taiwan out of processed where there
is wider benefit to its participation, and the MFAT official cited the OIE and the WHO as two additional examples.
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