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Dear Hollie,

On behalf of Rt Hon Winston Peters, your Official Information Act request dated 16 September 2020 is acknowledged:

Please provide all advice you received from your officials to support making the decision to not support continuing the search for New Zealanders lost off of the Gulf livestock 1 ship.

The Minister is considering your request in accordance with the Act and will respond in due course.

Yours sincerely,
Office of Rt Hon Winston Peters

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From: Hollie [mailto:[FOI #13825 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, 16 September 2020 5:26 PM
To: W Peters (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Gulf Livestock 1 minister decision.

Dear Winston Peters,

Please provide all advice you received from your officials to support making the decision to not support continuing the search for New Zealanders lost off of the Gulf livestock 1 ship.

Yours faithfully,

Hollie

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Dear Hollie

 

Please refer to the response issued to you by the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and Trade on 9 October 2020.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Office of Rt Hon Winston Peters

Deputy Prime Minister | Leader of New Zealand First | Minister of Foreign
Affairs | Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control | Minister for State
Owned Enterprises | Minister for Racing

L7.4 Executive Wing | Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand

 

 

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