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Kia ora Mohammed Khan

 

Thank you for your OIA request received on 20 January 2023 for:

After the callous slaughter of schoolboy Harry Dunn by sociopathic
American spy Anne Sacoolas, it was revealed that American spies based in
Britain were being given diplomatic status to protect them from the
consequences of their crimes against British people, allowing the likes of
Sacoolas to commit murder and simply run away, without facing
responsibility for their crimes.

 

1) Are any American spies openly operating in New Zealand, at bases like
the Waihopai and Tangimoana spy bases granted diplomatic status as
Sacoolas was?

2) Have such spies been granted diplomatic status in the past?

 

This email confirms receipt of your request and advises that we will
respond to it as soon as reasonably practicable, and in terms of the
timeframes and requirements of the OIA.

 

Please note that our response letter to you (with your personal details
redacted), and any enclosed documents, may be published on the Ministry’s
website.

 

Ngâ mihi

 

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

 

 

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Tēnā koe Mohammed Khan,

 

I am writing concerning your OIA request below. This email is to advise
that we will need to extend the time limit for responding to you by 20
working days, to 20 March 2023. This is because consultations necessary to
make a decision on your request are such that a proper response cannot
reasonably be made within the original time frame (section 15A(1)(b) of
the OIA refers).

 

However if this process is completed before 20 March 2023, the response
will be sent to you as soon as possible.

 

If you have any questions, you can contact us by email at:
[1]DM‑[email address]. You have the right to seek an investigation and
review by the Ombudsman of this decision by contacting
[2]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

 

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

 

 

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Tēnā koe Mohammed Khan,

 

On behalf of the Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade, please find
attached the response to your OIA request of 20 February 2023.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

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

 

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Tçnâ koe Mohammed Khan,

 

We note that the information provided to you in relation to the first part
of your request included the publicly available list of accredited United
States representatives in New Zealand. For the purposes of your request,
accredited means “granted diplomatic status.”

 

As per the second part of your request, our response noted that in
accordance with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, the New
Zealand Government expects all accredited diplomats to respect the laws
and regulations of New Zealand and seeks waivers of diplomatic immunity
when New Zealand law has been breached.

 

Therefore, we are satisfied that our response of 20 March 2023 answered
your OIA request.

 

Nâku noa,

 

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

 

 

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