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Viewing cable 08WELLINGTON175, NEW ZEALAND TO CONTRIBUTE TO ZIMBABWE ELECTION

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08WELLINGTON175 2008-06-06 03:36 2011-04-28 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Wellington 
VZCZCXYZ0000
OO RUEHWEB

DE RUEHWL #0175 1580336
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 060336Z JUN 08
FM AMEMBASSY WELLINGTON
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 5249
INFO RUEHBS/AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS PRIORITY 0074
RUEHBY/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA PRIORITY 5184
RUEHSB/AMEMBASSY HARARE PRIORITY 0004
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON PRIORITY 0202
RUEHOT/AMEMBASSY OTTAWA PRIORITY 0332
RUEHTC/AMEMBASSY THE HAGUE PRIORITY 0103
RUEHSM/AMEMBASSY STOCKHOLM PRIORITY 0092
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 0130
 
UNCLAS WELLINGTON 000175 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EAP/ANP AND AF/S 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV EAID KDEM NZ
SUBJECT: NEW ZEALAND TO CONTRIBUTE TO ZIMBABWE ELECTION 
 
REF: STATE 60286 
 
 1. (SBU)  Pol/Econ Counselor spoke on June 5 with the 
Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) official 
handling the issue of GNZ assistance to the Zimbabwe 
Presidential run-off election later this month.  Paul 
Roberts, Deputy Director of the UN office at MFAT, said that 
New Zealand's mission in New York would submit a letter of 
commitment shortly to the United Nations to support AU and 
SADC election observers in Zimbabwe.  He confirmed that the 
assistance would total USD 50,000, and the money would be 
available as of June 11. 
 
2.  (U)  On June 6, MFAT African desk officer David Irwin 
emailed the Mission a copy of Helen Clark's strongly worded 
statement condemning the recent detention of US and UK 
diplomats in Zimbabwe as well as the intimidation and 
violence directed against civil society and the political 
opposition.  Post has emailed the statement to the desk as 
well as AF/S. 
MCCORMICK