Keep Us Strong WikiLeaks logo

Currently released so far... 97115 / 251,287

Articles

Browse latest releases

Browse by creation date

Browse by origin

A B C D F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Browse by tag

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
ETRD EAGR ETTC EAID ECON EFIN ECIN EINV ELAB EAIR ENRG EPET EWWT ECPS EIND EMIN ELTN EC ETMIN EUC EZ ET ELECTIONS ENVR EU EUN EG EINT ER ECONOMICS ES EMS ENIV EEB EN ECE ECOSOC EK ENVIRONMENT EFIS EI EWT ENGRD ECPSN EXIM EIAD ERIN ECPC EDEV ENGY ECTRD EPA ESTH ECCT EINVECON ENGR ERTD EUR EAP EWWC ELTD EL EXIMOPIC EXTERNAL ETRDEC ESCAP ECO EGAD ELNT ECONOMIC ENV ETRN EIAR EUMEM ENRGPARMOTRASENVKGHGPGOVECONTSPLEAID EREL ECOM ECONETRDEAGRJA ETCC ETRG ECONOMY EMED ETR ENERG EITC EFINOECD EURM EENG ERA EXPORT ENRD ECONEINVETRDEFINELABETRDKTDBPGOVOPIC EGEN EBRD EVIN ETRAD ECOWAS EFTA ECONETRDBESPAR EGOVSY EPIN EID ECONENRG EDRC ESENV ETT EB ENER ELTNSNAR ECHEVARRIA ETRC EPIT EDUC ESA EFI ENRGY ESCI EE EAIDXMXAXBXFFR EETC ECIP EIAID EIVN EBEXP ESTN EING EGOV ETRA EPETEIND ELAN ETRDGK EAIDRW ETRDEINVECINPGOVCS EPEC ENVI ELN EAG EPCS EPRT EPTED ETRB EUM EAIDS EFIC EFINECONEAIDUNGAGM EAIDAR ESF EIDN ELAM EDU EV EAIDAF ECN EDA EXBS EINTECPS ENRGTRGYETRDBEXPBTIOSZ EPREL EAC EINVEFIN ETA EAGER EINDIR ECA ECLAC ELAP EITI EUCOM ECONEFINETRDPGOVEAGRPTERKTFNKCRMEAID EARG ELDIN EINVKSCA ENNP EFINECONCS EFINTS ECCP ETC EAIRASECCASCID EINN ETRP EAIDNI EFQ ECOQKPKO EGPHUM EBUD ECONEINVEFINPGOVIZ ENERGY ELB EINDETRD EMI ECONEFIN EIB EURN ETRDEINVTINTCS EIN EFIM ETIO ELAINE EMN EATO EWTR EIPR EINVETC ETTD ETDR EIQ ECONCS EPPD ENRGIZ EISL ESPINOSA ELEC EAIG ESLCO EUREM ENTG ERD EINVECONSENVCSJA EEPET EUNCH ECINECONCS ETRO ETRDECONWTOCS ECUN EFND EPECO EAIRECONRP ERGR ETRDPGOV ECPN ENRGMO EPWR EET EAIS EAGRE EDUARDO EAGRRP EAIDPHUMPRELUG EICN ECONQH EVN EGHG ELBR EINF EAIDHO EENV ETEX ERNG ED
KMDR KPAO KPKO KJUS KCRM KGHG KFRD KWMN KDEM KTFN KHIV KGIC KIDE KSCA KNNP KHUM KIPR KSUM KISL KIRF KCOR KRCM KPAL KWBG KN KS KOMC KSEP KFLU KPWR KTIA KSEO KMPI KHLS KICC KSTH KMCA KVPR KPRM KE KU KZ KFLO KSAF KTIP KTEX KBCT KOCI KOLY KOR KAWC KACT KUNR KTDB KSTC KLIG KSKN KNN KCFE KCIP KGHA KHDP KPOW KUNC KDRL KV KPREL KCRS KPOL KRVC KRIM KGIT KWIR KT KIRC KOMO KRFD KUWAIT KG KFIN KSCI KTFIN KFTN KGOV KPRV KSAC KGIV KCRIM KPIR KSOC KBIO KW KGLB KMWN KPO KFSC KSEAO KSTCPL KSI KPRP KREC KFPC KUNH KCSA KMRS KNDP KR KICCPUR KPPAO KCSY KTBT KCIS KNEP KFRDCVISCMGTCASCKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KNNB KGCC KINR KPOP KMFO KENV KNAR KVIR KDRG KDMR KFCE KNAO KDEN KGCN KICA KIMMITT KMCC KLFU KMSG KSEC KUM KCUL KMNP KSMT KCOM KOMCSG KSPR KPMI KRAD KIND KCRP KAUST KWAWC KTER KCHG KRDP KPAS KITA KTSC KPAOPREL KWGB KIRP KJUST KMIG KLAB KTFR KSEI KSTT KAPO KSTS KLSO KWNN KPOA KHSA KNPP KPAONZ KBTS KWWW KY KJRE KPAOKMDRKE KCRCM KSCS KWMNCI KESO KWUN KPLS KIIP KEDEM KPAOY KRIF KGICKS KREF KTRD KFRDSOCIRO KTAO KJU KWMNPHUMPRELKPAOZW KEN KO KNEI KEMR KKIV KEAI KWAC KRCIM KWCI KFIU KWIC KCORR KOMS KNNO KPAI KBWG KTTB KTBD KTIALG KILS KFEM KTDM KESS KNUC KPA KOMCCO KCEM KRCS KWBGSY KNPPIS KNNPMNUC KWN KERG KLTN KALM KCCP KSUMPHUM KREL KGH KLIP KTLA KAWK KWMM KVRP KVRC KAID KSLG KDEMK KX KIF KNPR KCFC KFTFN KTFM KPDD KCERS KMOC KDEMAF KMEPI KEMS KDRM KEPREL KBTR KEDU KNP KIRL KNNR KMPT KISLPINR KTPN KA KJUSTH KPIN KDEV KTDD KAKA KFRP KWNM KTSD KINL KJUSKUNR KWWMN KECF KWBC KPRO KVBL KOM KFRDKIRFCVISCMGTKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KEDM KFLD KLPM KRGY KNNF KICR KIFR KM KWMNCS KAWS KLAP KPAK KDDG KCGC KID KNSD KMPF KPFO KDP KCMR KRMS KNPT KNNNP KTIAPARM KDTB KNUP KPGOV KNAP KNNC KUK KSRE KREISLER KIVP KQ KTIAEUN KPALAOIS KRM KISLAO KWM KFLOA
PHUM PINR PTER PGOV PREL PREF PL PM PHSA PE PARM PINS PK PUNE PO PALESTINIAN PU PBTS PROP PTBS POL POLI PA PGOVZI POLMIL POLITICAL PARTIES POLM PD POLITICS POLICY PAS PMIL PINT PNAT PV PKO PPOL PERSONS PING PBIO PH PETR PARMS PRES PCON PETERS PRELBR PT PLAB PP PAK PDEM PKPA PSOCI PF PLO PTERM PJUS PSOE PELOSI PROPERTY PGOVPREL PARP PRL PNIR PHUMKPAL PG PREZ PGIC PBOV PAO PKK PROV PHSAK PHUMPREL PROTECTION PGOVBL PSI PRELPK PGOVENRG PUM PRELKPKO PATTY PSOC PRIVATIZATION PRELSP PGOVEAIDUKNOSWGMHUCANLLHFRSPITNZ PMIG PREC PAIGH PROG PSHA PARK PETER POG PHUS PPREL PS PTERPREL PRELPGOV POV PKPO PGOVECON POUS PGOVPRELPHUMPREFSMIGELABEAIDKCRMKWMN PWBG PMAR PREM PAR PNR PRELPGOVEAIDECONEINVBEXPSCULOIIPBTIO PARMIR PGOVGM PHUH PARTM PN PRE PTE PY POLUN PPEL PDOV PGOVSOCI PIRF PGOVPM PBST PRELEVU PGOR PBTSRU PRM PRELKPAOIZ PGVO PERL PGOC PAGR PMIN PHUMR PVIP PPD PGV PRAM PINL PKPAL PTERE PGOF PINO PHAS PODC PRHUM PHUMA PREO PPA PEPFAR PGO PRGOV PAC PRESL PORG PKFK PEPR PRELP PREFA PNG PGOVPHUMKPAO PRELECON PINOCHET PFOR PGOVLO PHUMBA PRELC PREK PHUME PHJM POLINT PGOVPZ PGOVKCRM PGOVE PHALANAGE PARTY PECON PEACE PROCESS PLN PRELSW PAHO PEDRO PRELA PASS PPAO PGPV PNUM PCUL PGGV PSA PGOVSMIGKCRMKWMNPHUMCVISKFRDCA PGIV PRFE POGOV PEL PBT PAMQ PINF PSEPC POSTS PHUMPGOV PVOV PHSAPREL PROLIFERATION PENA PRELTBIOBA PIN PRELL PGOVPTER PHAM PHYTRP PTEL PTERPGOV PHARM PROTESTS PRELAF PKBL PRELKPAO PKNP PARMP PHUML PFOV PERM PUOS PRELGOV PHUMPTER PARAGRAPH PERURENA PBTSEWWT PCI PETROL PINSO PINSCE PQL PEREZ PBS

Browse by classification

Community resources

courage is contagious

Viewing cable 06WELLINGTON834, UNSCR 1718: NEW ZEALAND SEEKS GUIDANCE AS IT

If you are new to these pages, please read an introduction on the structure of a cable as well as how to discuss them with others. See also the FAQs

Understanding cables
Every cable message consists of three parts:
  • The top box shows each cables unique reference number, when and by whom it originally was sent, and what its initial classification was.
  • The middle box contains the header information that is associated with the cable. It includes information about the receiver(s) as well as a general subject.
  • The bottom box presents the body of the cable. The opening can contain a more specific subject, references to other cables (browse by origin to find them) or additional comment. This is followed by the main contents of the cable: a summary, a collection of specific topics and a comment section.
To understand the justification used for the classification of each cable, please use this WikiSource article as reference.

Discussing cables
If you find meaningful or important information in a cable, please link directly to its unique reference number. Linking to a specific paragraph in the body of a cable is also possible by copying the appropriate link (to be found at theparagraph symbol). Please mark messages for social networking services like Twitter with the hash tags #cablegate and a hash containing the reference ID e.g. #06WELLINGTON834.
Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06WELLINGTON834 2006-10-25 17:33 2011-04-28 00:00 CONFIDENTIAL Embassy Wellington
VZCZCXYZ0031
OO RUEHWEB

DE RUEHWL #0834/01 2981733
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
O 251733Z OCT 06
FM AMEMBASSY WELLINGTON
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 3415
INFO RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING IMMEDIATE 0321
RUEHBY/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA IMMEDIATE 4580
RUEHJA/AMEMBASSY JAKARTA IMMEDIATE 0032
RUEHKL/AMEMBASSY KUALA LUMPUR IMMEDIATE 0146
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON IMMEDIATE 0144
RUEHMO/AMEMBASSY MOSCOW IMMEDIATE 0153
RUEHOT/AMEMBASSY OTTAWA IMMEDIATE 0270
RUEHUL/AMEMBASSY SEOUL IMMEDIATE 0222
RHEHAAA/NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL WASHDC IMMEDIATE
RUEKJCS/OSD WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK IMMEDIATE 0073
RHHMUNA/CDR USPACOM HONOLULU HI IMMEDIATE
RHHJJAA/JICPAC HONOLULU HI IMMEDIATE
C O N F I D E N T I A L WELLINGTON 000834 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR D (FRITZ), EAP/FO, EAP/RSP, AND EAP/ANP 
NSC FOR VICTOR CHA 
OSD FOR ISD/JESSICA POWERS 
PACOM FOR J01E/J2/J233/J5/SJFHQ 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/25/2016 
TAGS: KNNP PREL PARM NZ KN
SUBJECT: UNSCR 1718: NEW ZEALAND SEEKS GUIDANCE AS IT 
PUSHES AHEAD 
 
REF: A. WELLINGTON 814 
 
     B. STATE 172816 
     C. WELLINGTON 798 
     D. WELLINGTON 778 
 
Classified By: DCM David J. Keegan, 
for reasons 1.4(b) and (d) 
 
1.  (SBU) This message contains an action request, at 
paragraph 8. 
 
2.  (C) Summary: In 15 recent speeches, NZ leaders have 
condemned North Korea's nuclear test and urged the DPRK to 
return to the six-party talks.  The leaders are also pushing 
their ministries to implement UNSCR 1718 as soon as possible. 
 Five GNZ agencies are reviewing current laws and policies to 
see what is needed.  The agencies would appreciate learning 
how the US intends to implement the resolution, especially: 
1) how we will define luxury goods, 2) which controlled items 
we believe should be included, 3) whether we will offer 
indemnity to banks that wrongly freeze assets, 4) which 
family members will be covered under our travel ban on 
N.Korean officials, and 5) the definition of banned 
"services" related to controlled items.  The officials would 
also appreciate our read-out on whether interdictions will be 
implemented through PSI or other means.  They stress that 
these questions are not impeding their progress, and that GNZ 
should be able to fully implement the UNSCR 1718 by the 
year's end. End Summary. 
 
-------------------------- 
GNZ IS WITH THE PROGRAM... 
-------------------------- 
 
3.  (C) On October 24, Pol-Econ Counselor met at the Ministry 
of Foreign Affairs and Trade with Tara Morton, Legal Advisor; 
Carolyn Schwalger, Senior Policy Officer, North Asia 
Division; Gabrielle Rush, Deputy Director Americas Division 
(and Legal Advisor); and Cecilia Warren, Policy Officer, 
Non-proliferation Division.  The officials reported that GNZ 
is working hard to implement UNSCR 1718.  Following a meeting 
last week, they and counterparts from Customs, Police, 
Justice, and Immigration are reviewing what is needed, 
including through consultations with U.S., Australian, and 
other like-minded officials. 
 
4.  (C) Once their review is complete, the officials will 
send a memo to Foreign Minister Peters asking him to instruct 
the Parliamentary Council Office (PCO) to draft legislation 
to implement the sanctions under New Zealand's UN Act.  In 
reality, PCO is already aware of the resolution and is in 
close contact with the working level officials conducting the 
review, so the drafting should move very quickly.  Once 
drafted, relevant Ministries will sign off on the legislation 
and it will be submitted to Cabinet, asking they adopt the 
measures by Executive Council (i.e. without Parliamentary 
approval).  The legislation will then be published in the New 
Zealand Gazette.  Legislation normally enters into force 28 
days after being published in the Gazette, but because of 
this resolution's urgency GNZ will seek to waive this rule to 
allow the measures to take effect immediately.  The MFAT 
officials believe the sanctions will be in place by the end 
of the year. 
 
--------------------------------------- 
...BUT SEEK SOME SPECIFICS IN KEY AREAS 
--------------------------------------- 
 
5.  (C) According to the MFAT legal advisors, most of the 
resolution should be easy to implement, as it invokes Article 
7 and is similar to other UN resolutions that GNZ has already 
put into place.  But as they review the UNSCR 1718 text, GNZ 
officials have a few questions on UNSCR's provisions. They 
would appreciate USG views on the following: 
 
 
a) Regarding paragraph 8A (1) and (2):  GNZ is monitoring the 
Sanctions Committee debate on which military and controlled 
items should be included.  They believe it is highly likely 
that NZ already bans trade in any items likely to end up on 
the final list.  What do we believe the final list should 
include? 
 
b) Regarding paragraph 8A (3):  GNZ is disappointed that the 
Sanctions Committee did not define luxury goods, and 
officials wonder how we intend to implement this provision. 
Will we define luxury items as anything other than essential 
food and medicines, or do we have something more specific in 
mind?   On this and all items covered by 1718, GNZ vastly 
prefers specific lists as these offer more certainty to both 
Customs and exporters. 
 
c) GNZ will look to the Sanctions Committee for guidance on 
which family members will be covered under the travel ban on 
N.Korean leaders, but would also appreciate our views.  In 
reality, New Zealand already screens very closely all DPRK 
visa applications, but border officials especially would 
appreciate a detailed list of names.  They also would like as 
much biographic information as possible about those covered, 
to help avoid cases of mistaken identity. 
 
d) Regarding the financial assets freeze, New Zealand 
understands Australia will provide indemnity to banks if they 
accidentally freeze assets of individuals not covered by the 
sanctions.  As they debate whether to take similar measures, 
GNZ officials would appreciate learning whether we intend to 
offer indemnity to US banks.  There are now over 15,000 South 
Koreans in New Zealand, and GNZ anticipates local banks may 
make errors because so many Korean names are similar. 
 
e) Regarding paragraph 8C, GNZ is unfamiliar with the 
definition of "services" related to controlled items, and 
would appreciate any clarification we could provide. 
 
6.  (C) The GNZ also wonders how others in the region believe 
UNSCR 1718-related interdictions should be handled, and would 
greatly appreciate our views as well as any read-out we can 
share of the Secretary's and other USG discussions on this 
question with regional counterparts. 
 
----------------- 
ON THE FAST TRACK 
----------------- 
 
7.  (C) The MFAT officials say that PM Clark, Ministers 
Peters and Goff, and other senior officials have made clear 
their expectation that GNZ working level officials must make 
implementation of UNSCR 1718 their top priority.  The 
officials say they cannot recall a time in recent memory when 
the senior level has been so engaged on a UN sanctions issue. 
 They believe this is due to New Zealand's stated commitment 
to non-proliferation, to the fact that North Korea is much 
closer to home than other sanctioned countries, and to the 
issue's strong geo-political implications. 
 
8.  (C) Comment: GNZ also no doubt also sees implementation 
of UNSCR 1718 as a way to demonstrate to A/S Hill and other 
USG officials New Zealand's willingness to stand together 
with the United States.  But whatever the case, commitment at 
the leaders', senior, and working levels is palpable.  We 
will continue to monitor GNZ's implementation of the 
resolution as it moves ahead.  We would also appreciate 
guidance on GNZ's questions as related in paras 5-6.  End 
Comment. 
McCormick