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[UNCLASSIFIED]

Kia ora Scott

 

Thank you for your OIA request received on 13 May 2022 for:

I would like to request copies of the submissions prepared for the Prime
Minister by MFAT for their approval of the following eight visits of
foreign warships to New Zealand:

 

ONE: Indian Navy INS Tabar, July 2006

TWO: Indian Navy INS Sumitra, November 2016

THREE: United States Navy USS Sampson, November 2016

FOUR: People’s Liberation Army Navy CNS Yancheng, November 2016

FIVE: People’s Liberation Army Navy CNS Hengyang, CNS Yulin and CNS
Honghu, June 2017

SIX: People’s Liberation Army Navy CNS Qi Jiguang, October 2019

SEVEN: Royal Canadian Navy HMCS Calgary, August 2021

EIGHT: United States Navy USS Howard, November 2021

 

And MFAT's submission for the Prime Minister's approval of this visit of a
foreign military aircraft:

 

People's Liberation Army Air Force Ilyushin IL-76, touched down 9 or 10
June 2018, in New Zealand participating in NZDF exercise Skytrain18

 

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 also be advised that the organisational impacts of implementing the
COVID-19 Protection Framework, together with the Ministry’s leadership of
the Government's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, mean that we
may have reduced capacity to process OIA requests. We will do our best to
make decisions on your OIA request as soon as practicably possible, and to
keep you informed of progress if there are likely to be delays.

 

For your information, the Chief Ombudsman has published updated guidance
on OIA requests during this time:

·       [1]Chief Ombudsman's statement on official information response
times during implementation of the COVID-19 Protection Framework

·       [2]FAQs about official information requests during COVID-19

 

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.

 

Ngā mihi

 

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

 

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[UNCLASSIFIED]

Tēnā koe Scott,

 

I am writing concerning your OIA request of 13 May 2022, below.

Under the NZ Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act 1987 the
Prime Minister can only grant approval to the visit of a foreign warship
or aircraft when they are satisfied that the ship is not carrying any
nuclear weapons or uses nuclear propulsion.

I understand that MFAT is the agency responsible for creating submissions
to advise Prime Ministers when they come to make these decisions.

I would like to request copies of the submissions prepared for the Prime
Minister by MFAT for their approval of the following eight visits of
foreign warships to New Zealand:

ONE: Indian Navy INS Tabar, July 2006

TWO: Indian Navy INS Sumitra, November 2016

THREE: United States Navy USS Sampson, November 2016

FOUR: People’s Liberation Army Navy CNS Yancheng, November 2016

FIVE: People’s Liberation Army Navy CNS Hengyang, CNS Yulin and CNS
Honghu, June 2017

SIX: People’s Liberation Army Navy CNS Qi Jiguang, October 2019

SEVEN: Royal Canadian Navy HMCS Calgary, August 2021

EIGHT: United States Navy USS Howard, November 2021

And MFAT's submission for the Prime Minister's approval of this visit of a
foreign military aircraft:

People's Liberation Army Air Force Ilyushin IL-76, touched down 9 or 10
June 2018, in New Zealand participating in NZDF exercise Skytrain18

 

This email is to advise that we will need to extend the time limit for
responding to you by 5 working days, to 20 June 2022. This is because the:

·            consultations necessary to make a decision on your request
are such that a proper response cannot reasonably be made within the
original time frame (section 15A(1)(b) of the OIA refers).

However, if this process is completed before 20 June 2022, the response
will be sent to you as soon as possible.

 

Please also be advised that the organisational impacts of implementing the
COVID-19 Protection Framework, together with the Ministry’s leadership of
the Government's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, mean that we
may have reduced capacity to process OIA requests. We will do our best to
make decisions on your OIA request as soon as practicably possible, and to
keep you informed of progress if there are likely to be delays.

 

For your information, the Chief Ombudsman has published updated guidance
on OIA requests during this time:

o [1]Chief Ombudsman's statement on official information response times
during implementation of the COVID-19 Protection Framework
o [2]FAQs about official information requests during COVID-19

 

If you have any questions, you can contact us by email at:
[3]DM‑[email address]. You have the right to seek an investigation and
review by the Ombudsman of this decision by contacting
[4]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

 

 

Ngā mihi

 

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

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195 Lambton Quay, Private Bag 18901, Wellington 5045, New Zealand

[5]www.mfat.govt.nz | [6]www.safetravel.govt.nz

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[UNCLASSIFIED]

 

Tēnā koe Scott

 

Please see the attached our response to your OIA request of 13 May 2022.

 

Ngā mihi

 

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

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195 Lambton Quay, Private Bag 18901, Wellington 5045, New Zealand

[1]www.mfat.govt.nz | [2]www.safetravel.govt.nz

[3]cid:image001.png@01D762BA.46DA26E0

 

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Hello, this is John R. Oxford, Jr., did you receive my proposal?

 

Below is my Phone/WhatsApp number, I am available via WhatsApp as an
alternative to email should this be a preference.

 

I wait urgently for your reply!

 

Respectfully,

   Colonel (COL) John R. Oxford, Jr.

Deputy Director, (AMRDEC)

Phone/WhatsApp: (+225) 059 571 7844

Hello, did you receive my message?

    I want to make a donation to support your work and to fund the upkeep
of the less-privileged under your supervision!

 

How do I get the money across to you? Please email me back with your full
contact information and address, including a WhatsApp Phone number for
easier communication.

 

Be comforted knowing you are in God's will.

 

Colonel (COL) John R. Oxford, Jr.,

Deputy Director, (AMRDEC)

U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering
Center (AMRDEC) based in Africa's Sahel region.

Phone/WhatsApp: (+225) 059 571 7844