Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07WELLINGTON419
2007-06-07 05:22:00
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN
Embassy Wellington
Cable title:
PROPOSED MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENT
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C O N F I D E N T I A L WELLINGTON 000419
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE D FOR FRITZ, EAP/FO, EUR/RPM, EAP/ANP, INL/LP FOR
GWELZANT, L-OES FOR JROACH, AND OES FOR WGIBBONS-FLY
SUVA FOR REO JMURPHY
NSC FOR VICTOR CHA
SECDEF FOR OSD/ISD JESSICA POWERS
PACOM FOR J01E/J2/J233/J5/SJFHQ
HOMELAND SECURITY FOR PAUL FUJIMURA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/06/2017
TAGS: EWWT KTIA PBTS PREL SNAR XB XV NZ CW
SUBJECT: PROPOSED MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENT
DELIVERED TO COOK ISLANDS HIGH COMMISSION
REF: A. SECSTATE 70068
B. WELLINGTON 316
Classified By: ADCM Katherine B. Hadda,
for reasons 1.4(b) and (d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L WELLINGTON 000419
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE D FOR FRITZ, EAP/FO, EUR/RPM, EAP/ANP, INL/LP FOR
GWELZANT, L-OES FOR JROACH, AND OES FOR WGIBBONS-FLY
SUVA FOR REO JMURPHY
NSC FOR VICTOR CHA
SECDEF FOR OSD/ISD JESSICA POWERS
PACOM FOR J01E/J2/J233/J5/SJFHQ
HOMELAND SECURITY FOR PAUL FUJIMURA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/06/2017
TAGS: EWWT KTIA PBTS PREL SNAR XB XV NZ CW
SUBJECT: PROPOSED MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENT
DELIVERED TO COOK ISLANDS HIGH COMMISSION
REF: A. SECSTATE 70068
B. WELLINGTON 316
Classified By: ADCM Katherine B. Hadda,
for reasons 1.4(b) and (d)
1. (SBU) On June 7, Acting PolEcon Counselor and Poloff
delivered to Sonya Kamana, Deputy High Commissioner, Cook
Islands High Commission the proposed maritime law enforcement
agreement (Ref A). Kamana positively received the agreement,
and said she will share it with appropriate officials in
Rarotonga. She will seek an expedited response from the GCI
regarding its agreement in principle to the proposal, with
more detailed comments to follow later.
2. (C) On June 6, Emboffs met with New Zealand MFAT's Pacific
and Legal Divisions regarding the draft agreement. MFAT
recommended that the U.S. approach the Cook Islands High
Commission alone since the Cooks tend to be sensitive about
their autonomy with respect to New Zealand. GNZ has already
approached GCI regarding problems in their ship registration
process following some illegal fishing done by CI registered
vessels near Antarctica, and the GNZ wants to avoid the
appearance of coming down as a "big brother."
3. (C) Comment: Kamana noted that Cooks Crowne Law has
little legal capacity for absorbing the legislative load
represented by the agreement. However, the MFAT officials we
met with agreed that this could be a good area for joint U.S.
and New Zealand bilateral, technical assistance. Ref B
outlines some possible areas of joint assistance that could
enable the Cooks to implement a proposed agreement. End
Comment.
MCCORMICK
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE D FOR FRITZ, EAP/FO, EUR/RPM, EAP/ANP, INL/LP FOR
GWELZANT, L-OES FOR JROACH, AND OES FOR WGIBBONS-FLY
SUVA FOR REO JMURPHY
NSC FOR VICTOR CHA
SECDEF FOR OSD/ISD JESSICA POWERS
PACOM FOR J01E/J2/J233/J5/SJFHQ
HOMELAND SECURITY FOR PAUL FUJIMURA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/06/2017
TAGS: EWWT KTIA PBTS PREL SNAR XB XV NZ CW
SUBJECT: PROPOSED MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENT
DELIVERED TO COOK ISLANDS HIGH COMMISSION
REF: A. SECSTATE 70068
B. WELLINGTON 316
Classified By: ADCM Katherine B. Hadda,
for reasons 1.4(b) and (d)
1. (SBU) On June 7, Acting PolEcon Counselor and Poloff
delivered to Sonya Kamana, Deputy High Commissioner, Cook
Islands High Commission the proposed maritime law enforcement
agreement (Ref A). Kamana positively received the agreement,
and said she will share it with appropriate officials in
Rarotonga. She will seek an expedited response from the GCI
regarding its agreement in principle to the proposal, with
more detailed comments to follow later.
2. (C) On June 6, Emboffs met with New Zealand MFAT's Pacific
and Legal Divisions regarding the draft agreement. MFAT
recommended that the U.S. approach the Cook Islands High
Commission alone since the Cooks tend to be sensitive about
their autonomy with respect to New Zealand. GNZ has already
approached GCI regarding problems in their ship registration
process following some illegal fishing done by CI registered
vessels near Antarctica, and the GNZ wants to avoid the
appearance of coming down as a "big brother."
3. (C) Comment: Kamana noted that Cooks Crowne Law has
little legal capacity for absorbing the legislative load
represented by the agreement. However, the MFAT officials we
met with agreed that this could be a good area for joint U.S.
and New Zealand bilateral, technical assistance. Ref B
outlines some possible areas of joint assistance that could
enable the Cooks to implement a proposed agreement. End
Comment.
MCCORMICK