Foreign interference briefings and Cabinet paper
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From: Scott
Dear Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet,
I would like to make a request for copies of the following documents:
ONE: The December 2017 briefing titled “Foreign Interference ‐ Brady Report and Canberra Visit” [1718NSP/033]
TWO: The February 2018 briefing titled “Update on cross‐agency foreign interference work” [1718NSP/046]
THREE: The March 2018 briefing titled “Update on policy approach to foreign interference in New Zealand” [1718NSP/048]
FOUR: The October 2018 Cabinet paper titled “Managing Foreign Interference Risks in New Zealand” [ERS‐18‐SUB‐0022]
FIVE: The April 2019 briefing titled “Foreign interference in the media” [1819NSPD/111]
SIX: The two August and September 2019 briefings both titled “Provision of Classified Material to Elected Officials” [document IDs 4155797 and 4175735]
SEVEN: The November 2020 briefing titled “Ministers Requiring Access to Classified Material” [document ID 4321072]
Yours faithfully,
Scott
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-----Original Message-----
From: Scott <[FOI #19048 email]>
Sent: Monday, 4 April 2022 11:17 am
To: Information [DPMC] <[DPMC request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Foreign interference briefings and
Cabinet paper
Dear Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet,
I would like to make a request for copies of the following documents:
ONE: The December 2017 briefing titled “Foreign Interference ‐ Brady
Report and Canberra Visit” [1718NSP/033]
TWO: The February 2018 briefing titled “Update on cross‐agency foreign
interference work” [1718NSP/046]
THREE: The March 2018 briefing titled “Update on policy approach to
foreign interference in New Zealand” [1718NSP/048]
FOUR: The October 2018 Cabinet paper titled “Managing Foreign Interference
Risks in New Zealand” [ERS‐18‐SUB‐0022]
FIVE: The April 2019 briefing titled “Foreign interference in the media”
[1819NSPD/111]
SIX: The two August and September 2019 briefings both titled “Provision of
Classified Material to Elected Officials” [document IDs 4155797 and
4175735]
SEVEN: The November 2020 briefing titled “Ministers Requiring Access to
Classified Material” [document ID 4321072]
Yours faithfully,
Scott
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From: J Ardern (MIN)
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