Good morning Stephanie,

Thank you for your request.

Because the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) also has a key role in relation to the topic of your request, we are going to work with them to provide a joint response.

We have noted your request for urgency.

Should you need to discuss this request with us further, you can contact the GCSB at [GCSB request email].

Kind regards,

GCSB

-----Original Message-----
From: Stephanie Johnstone <[FOI #13742 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 9 September 2020 7:30 PM
To: Information (GCSB) <[GCSB request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Foreign interference in the 2020 General Election

Dear Government Communications Security Bureau,

Does the GCSB possess any credible intelligence that foreign countries (or any person or organisation acting on behalf of that country) have or are interfering in the 2020 NZ General Election?

If so, can you
- state which candidate(s) and/or party/parties is the interference intended to support; and
- state whether or not you have provided advice to the current government on how to combat foreign interference in the 2020 NZ General Elections; and
- state how many of any recommendations made in such advice have been accepted and how many have been rejected either in full or in part.

Please note that I am not requesting copies of any intelligence you may hold, nor any details about the nature or sources of such information. Additionally I am not requesting copies of any advice you have provided the government nor any details about any recommendations you may have made in relation to this topic.

Given the proximity of the election, the fact that this information is relevant to that and the very limited responses sought, i request you treat this request as urgent.

Yours faithfully,
Stephanie Johnstone

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Good afternoon Stephanie,

Please find our response attached.

Kind regards,

GCSB and NZSIS

-----Original Message-----
From: Stephanie Johnstone <[FOI #13742 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 9 September 2020 7:30 PM
To: Information (GCSB) <[GCSB request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Foreign interference in the 2020 General Election

Dear Government Communications Security Bureau,

Does the GCSB possess any credible intelligence that foreign countries (or any person or organisation acting on behalf of that country) have or are interfering in the 2020 NZ General Election?

If so, can you
- state which candidate(s) and/or party/parties is the interference intended to support; and
- state whether or not you have provided advice to the current government on how to combat foreign interference in the 2020 NZ General Elections; and
- state how many of any recommendations made in such advice have been accepted and how many have been rejected either in full or in part.

Please note that I am not requesting copies of any intelligence you may hold, nor any details about the nature or sources of such information. Additionally I am not requesting copies of any advice you have provided the government nor any details about any recommendations you may have made in relation to this topic.

Given the proximity of the election, the fact that this information is relevant to that and the very limited responses sought, i request you treat this request as urgent.

Yours faithfully,
Stephanie Johnstone

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #13742 email]

Is [GCSB request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to Government Communications Security Bureau? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

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The New Zealand Intelligence Community (NZIC) and the departments comprising the NZIC accepts no responsibility for changes to this e-mail, or to any attachments, after its transmission
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