date:2006-12-01T04:35:00
source:Embassy Wellington
origin:06WELLINGTON958
destination:VZCZCXYZ0003 PP RUEHWEB DE RUEHWL #0958 3350435 ZNY CCCCC
ZZH P 010435Z DEC 06 FM AMEMBASSY WELLINGTON TO SECSTATE WASHDC
PRIORITY 3565

C O N F I D E N T I A L WELLINGTON 000958

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

CA, L/CA, AND EAP/ANP

E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/01/2016
TAGS: CVIS, PREL, NZ
SUBJECT: TALKING POINTS REGARDING VISA WAIVER PROGRAM
DELIVERED TO NEW ZEALAND MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

REF: STATE 191878

Classified By: ADCM Kathy Hadda for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).

(C) Embassy delivered talking points per reftel to Ministry
of Foreign Affairs (MFAT).
While there was no immediate reaction by NZ officials, Post
will ensure that any questions
or comments generated by the announcement will be forwarded
to Consular Affairs.
Post has also had subsequent discussions with New Zealands's
Security Intelligence
Service on enhanced data exchanges. Many of the ideas alluded
to in the announcement
are already in place here; others are under discussion with
GNZ officials.
McCormick