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R 242353Z MAY 06
FM AMEMBASSY WELLINGTON
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 2824

UNCLAS WELLINGTON 000403 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR OES/OA ETIRPAK AND RBARNES 
 
E.O. 12958:  N/A 
TAGS: KRVC TPHY EWWT NZ
SUBJECT:  CLEARANCE GRANTED TO R/V NATHANIEL B. 
PALMER, 09/20/2006 - 01/31/2007, FILE NO. 
2006032 
 
REF:  A) WELLINGTON 240; B) STATE 48293 
 
¶1.  Embassy is in receipt of a diplomatic note 
from the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
and Trade dated 22 May, 2006, granting clearance 
to the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer.  The dip note 
outlines conditions of clearance. 
 
¶2.  The text of the dip note is as follows. 
 
Begin text: 
 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade 
presents its compliments to the Embassy of the 
United States of America and has the honour to 
refer to the Embassy's email of 28 March 2006 
and the attached completed application form 
requesting permission for the R/V Nathaniel B 
Palmer, a United States scientific research 
vessel, to conduct marine scientific research in 
the exclusive economic zone and territorial 
waters of New Zealand from 20 September 2006 to 
31 January 2007 inclusive. 
 
The Embassy further requested approval from the 
New Zealand Government for the above named 
vessel to call at the Port of Lyttelton for 36 
days from 20 September to 5 October 2006, 19 
October to 2 November 2006, and 17 December to 
22 December 2006 and sought permission for the 
crew to disembark. 
 
The Ministry is pleased to advise that approval 
has been given for the R/V Nathaniel B Palmer to 
undertake scientific research as described in 
the application subject to the conditions 
specified below. 
 
The Ministry is further pleased to advise that 
approval has been given for the R/V Nathaniel B 
Palmer to call at the Port of Lyttelton and for 
the crew to disembark. 
 
The Ministry notes that this approval is subject 
to the following conditions being met: 
 
¶1.  The following notifications will be provided 
to the Fisheries Communication Centre (FCC): 
(i)  24 hours prior notice of entry of the 
vessel to the New Zealand Exclusive Economic 
Zone (NZEEZ), including date and estimated time 
of arrival and position of entry to the nearest 
arc; 
(ii)  24 hours prior notice of any port call in 
New Zealand, including date, estimated time of 
arrival and name of port; 
(iii)  notice of any port departure in New 
Zealand within two hours of departure; 
(iv)  daily position reports while the vessel is 
in NZEEZ or the territorial sea, to be sent 
within two hours of noon, including position to 
the nearest minute of the arc; and 
(v)  prior notice of departure from the NZEEZ, 
including date and time of departure and 
position of departure to the nearest minute of 
the arc. 
 
¶2.  The FCC can be contacted by email at 
fcc@fish.govt.nz or fax +64-4-801-5381.  All 
reports should include the name and 
international radio call signal of the vessel. 
 
¶3.  Copies of all data collected and reports 
prepared based on data collected in areas under 
New Zealand jurisdiction, or alternatively 
details of where such data and reports can be 
obtained will be submitted to the New Zealand 
Government, in a form acceptable to New Zealand, 
as soon as possible, and within a 12 month 
period, after the conclusion of the cruise. 
This information will be treated as public 
information and may be made available to New 
Zealanders via the internet unless another 
arrangement is reached with the New Zealand 
Government. 
 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade takes 
this opportunity to renew to the Embassy of the 
United States of America the assurances of its 
highest consideration. 
 
 
 
End Text. 
 
¶3.  A copy of the dip note will be faxed to 
OES/OA and the original will be sent via pouch, 
registration number 9238734. 
 
McCormick