NEW ZEALAND TO JOIN INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP ON

UNCLAS WELLINGTON 000705

SIPDIS

STATE FOR G: U/S DOBRIANSKY, D (FRITZ),EAP/ANP, EAP/RSP,
EAP/EP, INR/EAP
NSC FOR VICTOR CHA AND MICHAEL GREEN
SECDEF FOR OSD/ISA LIZ PHU
PACOM FOR J2/J233/J5/SJFHQ

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KSCA EAGR EAID ECON PREL SOCI TBIO NZ
SUBJECT: NEW ZEALAND TO JOIN INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP ON
AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA

REF: A. WELLINGTON 704

B. SECSTATE 164134


1. Charge shared reftel information with Simon Murdoch, CEO
of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Murdoch
is the most senior career official at the Ministry. Murdoch
agreed to review the information and forward it to
appropriate ministry officials.


2. On September 12, Rosemary Paterson, Director of MFAT's
Consular Division, informed Charge that the Cabinet had
approved New Zealand's participation in the International
Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza.
Burnett