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Does GCSB receive funding from the NSA?

Alex Harris made this Official Information request to Government Communications Security Bureau

The request was refused by Government Communications Security Bureau.

From: Alex Harris

Dear Government Communications Security Bureau,

Today it was leaked that the UK's GCHQ had been receiving funding from the US NSA ("NSA pays £100m in secret funding for GCHQ", Guardian, 1 August 2013). I would like to request the following information under the OIA:

* Does the GCSB receive any funding from the NSA? If so, I'd like to know how much per year for the last five years, and what it was expected to be spent on.

I would prefer to receive an electronic response. Queries about this request will be automatically forwarded to me by the fyi.org.nz website.

With regards to s12 of the OIA, I am an NZ citizen and in NZ.

Yours faithfully,

Alex Harris

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From: Alex Harris

Dear Government Communications Security Bureau,

This request is now more than a week overdue. Will I be receiving a response soon, or do I have to go to the Ombudsman?

Yours faithfully,

Alex Harris

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Attachment 2013 08 28 OIA Request Alex Harris Response.pdf
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Please find attached our response to your OIA request.

Regards

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Richard McMillan left an annotation ()

Appeal to the ombudsman.

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Kylie Fowler left an annotation ()

I agree! Appeal to the Ombudsman, sadly govt depts know how long that takes.

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