US embassy cable - 05WELLINGTON527

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WMD PROLIFERATORS' E.O.

Identifier: 05WELLINGTON527
Wikileaks: View 05WELLINGTON527 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Wellington
Created: 2005-07-07 05:01:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: PARM PREL PGOV MNUC EFIN ETTC
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

070501Z Jul 05

 
C O N F I D E N T I A L WELLINGTON 000527 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FOR NP AND EAP/ANP 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/07/2015 
TAGS: PARM, PREL, PGOV, MNUC, EFIN, ETTC 
SUBJECT: WMD PROLIFERATORS' E.O. 
 
REF: SECSTATE 120771 
 
Classified By: POLITICAL ECONOMIC COUNSELOR KATHERINE HADDA, 
FOR REASONS 1.4 (B) and (D) 
 
1.  (C) Pol/Econ Couns shared reftel information with Deborah 
Panckhurst, Deputy Director of the Disarmament Division at 
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, stressing our 
desire that New Zealand adopt a similar policy.  Panckhurst 
promised to review the E.O. closely and said that she would 
take our request on board. 
 
2.  (C) Panckhurst noted, however, that as New Zealand 
approaches general elections (expected to be called for 
mid-September) government bureaucrats are resisting putting 
forward any new initiatives for Ministers' consideration. 
This is standard practice in     New Zealand, and is designed 
to prevent a Government close to the end of its term from 
putting forward new legislation or policies that an incoming 
Government might not favor. 
Swindells 

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