Good afternoon N. S. Hudson

 

Your request below has been received and a decision on your request will
be provided as soon as possible and no later than 18 April 2024. Responses
to requests for information that are considered to be in the wider public
interest will be published on the New Zealand Defence Force website
([1]www.nzdf.mil.nz).

 

Regards

 

Corporate and Ministerial Services

OCDF, Office of Chief of Defence Force
New Zealand Defence Force

[2]www.nzdf.mil.nz

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From: N. S. Hudson
[[3]mailto:[FYI request #26152 email]]

Sent: Tuesday, 19 March 2024 2:22 p.m.

To: Ministerial Services <[4][NZDF request email]>

Subject: Official Information request - Joint Chiefs UAP Directive May
2023

 

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Dear New Zealand Defence Force,

 

I am writing to submit a request under the Official Information Act 1982
for information related to any communications, agreements, or
collaborations between the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) and the United
States military regarding the recent document titled
"Joint-Chiefs-UAP-Directive-May-2023 [made available through a FOI request
in the USA by a Douglas Johnson, dropbox link below]". Specifically, I am
seeking information on the following points:

 

1. Has the NZDF received the document titled
"Joint-Chiefs-UAP-Directive-May-2023" [made available through a FOI
request in the USA by a Douglas Johnson, dropbox link below] from the
United States military or any affiliated agencies? If not, please answer
the following:

   1.1. Was there any representative associated with/on behalf of the NZDF
present in Washington when the document was made available?

   1.2. If so, did this representative obtain a copy of the document?

   1.3. If a representative obtained a copy of the document, was it
subsequently provided to the NZDF or briefed to NZDF officials?

   1.2. If a representative from the NZDF was present in Washington, did
they obtain a copy of the document?

   1.3. If a representative obtained a copy of the document, was it
subsequently provided to the NZDF or briefed to NZDF officials?

 

2. Does the NZDF have any formal agreements or arrangements with US
military agencies operating in New Zealand regarding the exchange of
information, intelligence, or collaboration on matters related to UAP or
similar phenomena?

 

3. If there have been any sightings, engagements, or retrievals related to
UAP or similar phenomena involving the NZDF and US military agencies in
New Zealand, please provide details of such incidents.

 

I understand that certain information may be sensitive or classified, and
I request that any redactions or restrictions on disclosure be clearly
indicated. If possible, please provide the requested information in
electronic format to the email address provided above.

 

Thank you for your attention to this matter. I look forward to receiving
your response within the statutory timeframe as outlined in the Official
Information Act 1982.

 

Dropbox Link:
[6]https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qst16gwqm...

 

Yours faithfully,

 

N. S. Hudson

 

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Good afternoon N. S. Hudson

 

Please find attached the response to your request.

 

Regards

 

Corporate and Ministerial Services

OCDF, Office of Chief of Defence Force
New Zealand Defence Force

[1]www.nzdf.mil.nz

From: Ministerial Services
Sent: Wednesday, 20 March 2024 1:52 p.m.
To: '[FOI #26152 email]'
<[FOI #26152 email]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Joint Chiefs UAP Directive May
2023 [unclassified]

 

Good afternoon N. S. Hudson

 

Your request below has been received and a decision on your request will
be provided as soon as possible and no later than 18 April 2024. Responses
to requests for information that are considered to be in the wider public
interest will be published on the New Zealand Defence Force website
([2]www.nzdf.mil.nz).

 

Regards

 

Corporate and Ministerial Services

OCDF, Office of Chief of Defence Force
New Zealand Defence Force

[3]www.nzdf.mil.nz

-----Original Message-----

From: N. S. Hudson
[[4]mailto:[FOI #26152 email]]

Sent: Tuesday, 19 March 2024 2:22 p.m.

To: Ministerial Services <[5][NZDF request email]>

Subject: Official Information request - Joint Chiefs UAP Directive May
2023

 

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Dear New Zealand Defence Force,

 

I am writing to submit a request under the Official Information Act 1982
for information related to any communications, agreements, or
collaborations between the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) and the United
States military regarding the recent document titled
"Joint-Chiefs-UAP-Directive-May-2023 [made available through a FOI request
in the USA by a Douglas Johnson, dropbox link below]". Specifically, I am
seeking information on the following points:

 

1. Has the NZDF received the document titled
"Joint-Chiefs-UAP-Directive-May-2023" [made available through a FOI
request in the USA by a Douglas Johnson, dropbox link below] from the
United States military or any affiliated agencies? If not, please answer
the following:

   1.1. Was there any representative associated with/on behalf of the NZDF
present in Washington when the document was made available?

   1.2. If so, did this representative obtain a copy of the document?

   1.3. If a representative obtained a copy of the document, was it
subsequently provided to the NZDF or briefed to NZDF officials?

   1.2. If a representative from the NZDF was present in Washington, did
they obtain a copy of the document?

   1.3. If a representative obtained a copy of the document, was it
subsequently provided to the NZDF or briefed to NZDF officials?

 

2. Does the NZDF have any formal agreements or arrangements with US
military agencies operating in New Zealand regarding the exchange of
information, intelligence, or collaboration on matters related to UAP or
similar phenomena?

 

3. If there have been any sightings, engagements, or retrievals related to
UAP or similar phenomena involving the NZDF and US military agencies in
New Zealand, please provide details of such incidents.

 

I understand that certain information may be sensitive or classified, and
I request that any redactions or restrictions on disclosure be clearly
indicated. If possible, please provide the requested information in
electronic format to the email address provided above.

 

Thank you for your attention to this matter. I look forward to receiving
your response within the statutory timeframe as outlined in the Official
Information Act 1982.

 

Dropbox Link:
[7]https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qst16gwqm...

 

Yours faithfully,

 

N. S. Hudson

 

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Good morning N.S. Hudson

 

The Defence Science and Technology unit are not undertaking any research
or programmes, or generating data, relating to Unidentified Aerial
Phenomena, Unidentified Submerged Objects (USO), Advanced Aerospace
Vehicles (AAV) or other related phenomena.

 

Regards

 

Corporate and Ministerial Services

OCDF, Office of Chief of Defence Force
New Zealand Defence Force

[1]www.nzdf.mil.nz

-----Original Message-----

From: N. S. Hudson
[[2]mailto:[FOI #26152 email]]

Sent: Thursday, 18 April 2024 5:58 p.m.

To: Ministerial Services <[3][NZDF request email]>

Subject: RE: Official Information request - Joint Chiefs UAP Directive May
2023 [unclassified]

 

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Dear Ministerial Services,

 

With absolute due respect, I am seriously doubting this response. The
Joint Chiefs Directive 2023 that was issued/talked about at that meeting
clearly states 5EYES as an avenue of information sharing which NZ is apart
of, and as is the Australian Defence S&T under Professor Tanya Munro.
Whether we are playing "word games" regarding to the information, the "US
military" and UAP/AAV/UCT, whatever they are getting called, or having no
information about UAP at all is either a lie or DST is keeping the Office
of Chief of Defence Force out of the know for plausible deniability
purposes.

 

Documents from the DoD/Pentagon are being dropped/leaked and 5EYES keeps
getting mentioned in them, along with a very present and real
investigation into UAP/Advanced Aerial Vehicles that they have no idea
about, as well as retrieval and reverse engineering programs regarding
them.

 

Please widen your search to include the NZDF Department of Science and
Technology, they are involved.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

N. S. Hudson

 

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Good afternoon N. S. Hudson

 

 

 

Please find attached the response to your request.

 

 

 

Regards

 

 

 

Corporate and Ministerial Services

 

OCDF, Office of Chief of Defence Force

New Zealand Defence Force

 

[1][5]www.nzdf.mil.nz

 

From: Ministerial Services

Sent: Wednesday, 20 March 2024 1:52 p.m.

To: '[FOI #26152 email]'

<[FOI #26152 email]>

Subject: RE: Official Information request - Joint Chiefs UAP Directive May

2023 [unclassified]

 

 

 

Good afternoon N. S. Hudson

 

 

 

Your request below has been received and a decision on your request will 
be provided as soon as possible and no later than 18 April 2024.
Responses  to requests for information that are considered to be in the
wider public  interest will be published on the New Zealand Defence Force
website  ([2][6]www.nzdf.mil.nz).

 

 

 

Regards

 

 

 

Corporate and Ministerial Services

 

OCDF, Office of Chief of Defence Force

New Zealand Defence Force

 

[3][7]www.nzdf.mil.nz

 

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