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From: Alex Harris [mailto:[OIA #2313 email]]
Sent: Tuesday, 9 December 2014 2:15 p.m.
To: Information
Subject: Official Information Act request - Agent of a Foreign Power (AFoP) authorisations

Dear Government Communications Security Bureau,

The GCSB Act forbids intercepting the private communications of New Zealand citizens or residents, unless they are acting as an agent of a foreign power (AFoP). The GCSB's Nationality Policy states that it is a longstanding GCSB policy to require a formal AFoP authorisation, signed by Director GCSB, before treating a New Zealand person as an AFoP.

I would like to request the following information under the OIA:

* How many AFoP authorisations have been granted per year, for each of the last five years.

In anticipation of an attempt to withhold this information under the cloak of "national security", I note that I am requesting only abstract statistical information, not details of actual targets, and that similar information is released annually on interception warrants.

I would prefer to receive an electronic response. Queries about this request will be automatically forwarded to me by the fyi.org.nz website.

With regards to s12 of the OIA, I am an NZ citizen and in NZ.

Yours faithfully,

Alex Harris

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