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[UNCLASSIFIED]

Kia ora A. W. Farmer

 

Thank you for your OIA request received on 26 July 2021 for:

 

Please provide me with any advice/memos/or reports that mention Crypto AG,
or it's alternatives "Thesaurus" or "Rubicon," from October 2019 to April
2020.

 

If a large volume, I am particularly interested in any advice that was
prepared for any Minister of the Crown, AND any internal communication
which addresses reputational harm that could be caused by the revelation
that Crypto AG was co-owned by the CIA.

This email confirms receipt of your request and advises that we will
respond to it as soon as reasonably practicable, and in terms of the
timeframes and requirements of the OIA.

 

Please note that our response letter to you (with your personal details
redacted), and any enclosed documents, may be published on the Ministry’s
website.

 

Ngâ mihi

 

Executive Services Division

New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatû Aorere

 

 

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

From: A. W. Farmer <[1][FYI request #16202 email]>

Sent: Monday, 26 July 2021 10:48 pm

To: ENQUIRIES <[2][MFAT request email]>

Subject: Official Information request - Crypto AG

 

Dear Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade,

 

Please provide me with any advice/memos/or reports that mention Crypto AG,
or it's alternatives "Thesaurus" or "Rubicon," from October 2019 to April
2020.

 

If a large volume, I am particularly interested in any advice that was
prepared for any Minister of the Crown, AND any internal communication
which addresses reputational harm that could be caused by the revelation
that Crypto AG was co-owned by the CIA.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

A. W. Farmer

 

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[UNCLASSIFIED]

Tēnā koe A.W. Farmer,

 

Please see the attached letter concerning your OIA request.

 

Ngā mihi

 

Executive Services Division
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatū Aorere

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