Good morning Mr Boomen

This email is to acknowledge that the Ministry of Defence has received your Official Information request and is preparing a response.

Yours sincerely

Adrian MacGregor
Senior Advisor, Ministry of Defence

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From: Marcus Boomen [mailto:[FOI #2921 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, 8 July 2015 11:28 a.m.
To: Information
Subject: Official Information Act request - Intelligence possible war crimes committed by parties to the Bougainville Civil War (1988-1998)

I am requesting information you may possess on any suspected war crimes or war time atrocities committed by any and all parties to the Bougainville Civil War (1988-1998) or during the subsequent peace process.

These parties include:

Bougainville Interim Government (BIG)
Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA)
Papua New Guinea Government Forces
The Pro-Government Resistance
Australian Nationals

If this information is in your archives I presume it will be in some form of situation report or briefing or in relation to Bougainville Peace Agreement and the operations of the Peace Monitoring Group. Furthermore would you be able to advise me on what other government 'agencies' may have this type of information and any way to narrow down my search in further OIAs to those agencies.

Dear Ministry of Defence,

Yours faithfully,

Marcus Boomen

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Good afternoon Mr Boomen

Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request. It transfers your request to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and the New Zealand Defence Force, pursuant to section 14(b)(ii) of the Act.

Yours sincerely

Adrian MacGregor
Senior Advisor, Ministry of Defence

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From: MACGREGOR ADRIAN, MR On Behalf Of Information
Sent: Friday, 10 July 2015 11:29 a.m.
To: 'Marcus Boomen'
Subject: RE: Official Information Act request - Intelligence possible war crimes committed by parties to the Bougainville Civil War (1988-1998) [unclassified]

Good morning Mr Boomen

This email is to acknowledge that the Ministry of Defence has received your Official Information request and is preparing a response.

Yours sincerely

Adrian MacGregor
Senior Advisor, Ministry of Defence

-----Original Message-----
From: Marcus Boomen [mailto:[FOI #2921 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, 8 July 2015 11:28 a.m.
To: Information
Subject: Official Information Act request - Intelligence possible war crimes committed by parties to the Bougainville Civil War (1988-1998)

I am requesting information you may possess on any suspected war crimes or war time atrocities committed by any and all parties to the Bougainville Civil War (1988-1998) or during the subsequent peace process.

These parties include:

Bougainville Interim Government (BIG)
Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA)
Papua New Guinea Government Forces
The Pro-Government Resistance
Australian Nationals

If this information is in your archives I presume it will be in some form of situation report or briefing or in relation to Bougainville Peace Agreement and the operations of the Peace Monitoring Group. Furthermore would you be able to advise me on what other government 'agencies' may have this type of information and any way to narrow down my search in further OIAs to those agencies.

Dear Ministry of Defence,

Yours faithfully,

Marcus Boomen

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Dear Marcus Boomen,

 

Please see the attached letter in regards to your OIA request of 21 July
2015.

 

Kind regards,

 

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

 

T +64 4 439 8000   E  [1][email address]

 

 

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

 

 

 

195 Lambton Quay, Private Bag 18901
Wellington 6160

New Zealand

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[5]www.safetravel.govt.nz

 

 

 

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Dear Mr Boomen,
 
I refer to your OIA requests of 3 and 8 July to the NZDF regarding
documents on operations in Bougainville from 1988 to 1998. The attached
response addresses both of your requests simultaneously.
 
Best regards,
 
Corporate and Ministerial Services
Office of the Chief of Defence Force
Freyberg House | New Zealand Defence Force
 
 
 
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Good afternoon Marcus

 

Further to our call, this email is just to confirm that Pacific Division
here at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade are happy to meet with
you at 10am on Tuesday 8 September.

 

Our Ministry is located at HSBC House, 195 Lambton Quay in the Wellington
CBD. Upon arrival, please make your way to MFAT reception on Level 12.

 

When you get to Reception, inform the desk that you are here to see Anton
Ojala, who is a Unit Manager in the Pacific Division team. Anton will then
come down to meet with you. He will also be conducting the briefing.

 

If you require any further information, please feel free to contact me.

 

Kind regards

 

Peter Agnew

Senior Adviser

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

 

T +64 4 439 8408   E  [1][email address]

 

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[UNCLASSIFIED]

Good morning Marcus

 

Further to our call, on 21 July, we received the following OIA request
from you: “I am requesting information you may possess on any suspected
war crimes committed by parties to the Bougainville Civil War (1988 –
1998)”

Although we extended this request, we would still be required to get a
response to you by today. However, you have indicated that you would like
to withdraw the above request and substitute a new one.

Provided you are happy with that approach, would you please be able to
email me with a message that formally withdraws your OIA request of 21
July, and then sets out the particulars of your latest request? Once I
have those details, I can set things in motion.

If you have any questions, just let me know.

Kind regards

Peter

 

Peter Agnew

Senior Adviser

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

 

T +64 4 439 8408 E  [1][email address]

 

 

195 Lambton Quay, Private Bag 18901
Wellington 6160

New Zealand

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[5]www.safetravel.govt.nz

 

 

 

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Dear Marcus Boomen,

 

Please find attached a letter regarding your OIA request.

 

Kind regards,

 

 

 

Executive Services

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

Email: [1][email address]     

 

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Dear Marcus Boomen

 

This is the second of three emails in response to your OIA request of 17
September 2015.

 

Kind regards

 

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

 

T +64 4 439 8000   E  [1][email address]

 

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Dear Marcus Boomen

 

Further to your OIA request of 17 September 2015, please find attached the
following response to your request.

 

Due to the size of the documents, this is the first of three emails.

 

Kind regards

 

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

 

T +64 4 439 8000   E  [1][email address]

 

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Dear Marcus Boomen

 

This is the third of three emails in response to your OIA request of 17
September 2015.

 

You should now have a complete response to your request.

 

Kind regards

 

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

 

T +64 4 439 8000   E  [1][email address]

 

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