Dear Carl Langan,

We are writing to acknowledge receipt of your official information request dated 19 April 2021as outlined below.

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as practicable and, in any event, no later than 18 May 2021, being 20 working days after the day that your request was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

If you have any queries, please feel free to contact [GCSB request email]. If any additional factors come to light which are relevant to your request, please do not hesitate to contact us so that these can be taken into account.

Kind regards,

GCSB

-----Original Message-----
From: Carl Langan <[FOI #15217 email]>
Sent: Monday, 19 April 2021 5:14 PM
To: Information (GCSB) <[GCSB request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - GCSB - international travel costs

Dear Government Communications Security Bureau,

I would like to request details of the international travel costs incurred by the GCSB over the last three financial years.

This should included budgeted costs and actual amounts spent, broken down by financial year.

Yours faithfully,

Carl Langan

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Dear Carl

Please see attached a response to your OIA request (below).

Kind regards
GCSB

-----Original Message-----
From: Carl Langan <[FOI #15217 email]>
Sent: Monday, 19 April 2021 5:14 PM
To: Information (GCSB) <[GCSB request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - GCSB - international travel costs

Dear Government Communications Security Bureau,

I would like to request details of the international travel costs incurred by the GCSB over the last three financial years.

This should included budgeted costs and actual amounts spent, broken down by financial year.

Yours faithfully,

Carl Langan

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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 #15217 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:
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Any classification markings must be adhered to. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not peruse, disclose, disseminate, copy or use the message in
any way. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by return email and then destroy the original message.
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
from NZIC. This communication may be accessed or retained for information assurance purposes. Thank you.

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Dear Carl

As requested in your email of 22 May 2021, the GCSB has reconsidered the response to your OIA request for information about international travel expenditure.

We remain of the view that disclosure of this type of information would likely prejudice the security or defence of New Zealand or the international relations of the Government of New Zealand.

If you don't agree with this decision, you are entitled to refer this matter to the Ombudsman for further review.

Kind regards
GCSB

-----Original Message-----
From: Carl Langan <[FOI #15217 email]>
Sent: Saturday, 22 May 2021 12:55 PM
To: Information (GCSB) <[GCSB request email]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - GCSB - international travel costs

Dear Information (GCSB),

Thank you for your reply dated 18 May 2021 to my Official Information Act request related to international travel costs incurred by GCSB.

The scope of my request was purely financial in nature - I was not asking for details regarding international travel destinations or for details of the purposes of such travel.

Other government departments, including the Ministry of Defence, have provided details of their international travel expenditure.

As such I do not believe you have grounds to deny my request under section 6(a) of the Official Information Act.

Please reconsider my request or I will lay a complaint with the Ombudsman. The secret nature of your work does not mean how you utilise public money should be beyond scrutiny.

Yours sincerely,

Carl Langan

-----Original Message-----

Dear Carl

Please see attached a response to your OIA request (below).

Kind regards
GCSB

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This electronic message, together with any attachments, contains information that is provided in confidence and may be subject to legal privilege.
Any classification markings must be adhered to. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not peruse, disclose, disseminate, copy or use the message in
any way. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by return email and then destroy the original message.
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
from NZIC. This communication may be accessed or retained for information assurance purposes. Thank you.

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