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