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### Viewing cable 06WELLINGTON736, GNZ THINKING ON ANTARCTIC COMMEMORATIONS, LOGISTICS

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06WELLINGTON736 | 2006-09-19 19:07 | 2011-04-28 00:12 | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | Embassy Wellington

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    UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 WELLINGTON 000736

    SIPDIS

    SIPDIS

    SENSITIVE

    STATE FOR D (FRITZ), EAP/FO, OES/OA, AND EAP/ANP
    NSC FOR VICTOR CHA
    SECDEF FOR OSD/ISD JESSICA POWERS
    PACOM FOR J01E/J2/J233/J5/SJFHQ

    E.O. 12958: N/A
    TAGS: PGOV PREL SENV OTRA NZ US
    SUBJECT: GNZ THINKING ON ANTARCTIC COMMEMORATIONS, LOGISTICS

    REF:  Wellington 732

    Summary
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    ¶1. (SBU) GNZ officials welcome USG participation in and support for
    January events hosted by PM Clark to commemorate the International
    Polar year and the 50th anniversary of US-NZ cooperation in
    Antarctica.  New Zealand may also host events in-country for
    official USG visitors, including those unable to travel to the ice.
    GNZ is eager to ensure it supports US logistical planning for
    Antarctica, and plans to send a team to Washington October 11-12 to
    discuss requirements for the next 10-15 years.  END SUMMARY.

    ¶2. (SBU) On September 14, David Keegan, DCM Embassy Wellington, and
    EAP/ANP Econoff Alisa Wong, met with  Trevor Hughes, Head of the
    Antarctic Policy Unit at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    (MFAT) and other NZ officials to discuss plans to commemorate the
    50th anniversary of NZ-US cooperation in Antarctica.  (A complete
    list of NZ participants is at para 8.  EAP/ANP Director Steven
    McGann was originally supposed to lead the U.S. side but
    unexpectedly had to leave Wellington before the meeting.)

    -------------------------------
    50th Anniversary Commemorations
    -------------------------------

    ¶3.  (SBU) Hughes confirmed that PM Clark would visit Scott Base,
    McMurdo Sound from January 19-23, arriving on a USAF C-17 and
    leaving via a RNZAF C-130.  Sir Edmund Hillary (who will travel to
    Antarctica on January 17) will join the PM at Scott on January 20 to
    celebrate the 50th anniversary of the base as well as 50 years of
    US-NZ cooperation on the ice.  Hughes said GNZ is delighted that
    Undersecretary of State for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky, OES
    Assistant Secretary Claudia McMurray, and National Science
    Foundation Director Dr. Arden Bement may also participate in the
    commemorations.  GNZ plans for the event to center around raising
    the flag at Scott, as the top of the flag pole was originally
    Captain Scott's.  PM Clark will deliver a speech, and the lead U.S.
    representative will be invited to do the same.
    The event will be followed by a luncheon open to all US and NZ
    attendees.  PM Clark will then open a new facility at Scott, and
    there will be a formal dinner with McMurdo Base that night.

    ¶4.  (SBU) The PM has four goals for the commemorations, said
    Hughes:

    -- To celebrate 50 years of U.S.-NZ cooperation on the ice its
    contributions to bilateral relations;

    -- To recognize the 50th anniversary of Sir Edmund's opening of
    Scott Base;

    -- To emphasize the role of New Zealand and the United States in
    preserving the historic Antarctic huts; and

    -- To launch New Zealand's International Polar Year (IPY) programs,
    including by acknowledging New Zealand's 25% share in the Anhill ice
    drilling project, results of which will be reported during the IPY.

    ¶5.  (SBU) Hughes said other plans include having Sir Edmund travel
    down to the ice via a USAF C-17 on September 17, before PM Clark
    arrives.  The PM will take a helicopter tour of Antarctica on
    September 19.   MFAT America's Desk Deputy Gabrielle Rush said her
    division is putting together a book of reminiscences by notable
    Americans and New Zealanders who have worked in different capacities
    in Antarctica, including scientists and those who dealt with the Air
    NZ plane crash on Mt. Erebus and mid-winter rescues.   Regarding
    plans within New Zealand,  Antarctic NZ Chief Lou Sanson said there
    will be a function aboard the HMSNZ Endeavor in Christchurch to
    acknowledge US-NZ cooperation on the ice, as well as exhibits in
    various armed forces museums.

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    VISITORS TO NEW ZEALAND
    -----------------------

    ¶6.  (SBU) Hughes said the PM may also host New Zealand-based events
    for visiting dignitaries, especially as GNZ is conscious that some

    WELLINGTON 00000736  002 OF 002

    visitors will be unable to go down to the ice.  GNZ has already
    approved Guest of Government status for NSF Director Bement, which
    typically means GNZ will expedite his immigration processing, handle
    his intra-New Zealand transport, and host a Ministerial event in his
    honor.  GNZ may also offer other USG delegates Guest of Government
    visits, which because of the difficulties of getting people on and
    off the ice NZ officials prefer would precede the Scott Base
    commemorations.

    ------------------------------
    LOGISTICS PLANNING FOR THE ICE
    ------------------------------

    ¶7.  (SBU) The Kiwi side told the DCM and Wong that  officials from
    MFAT, Antarctic New Zealand, NZ Defence Forces, and Treasury have
    for the past year been working on an exercise to identify the
    country's future logistic needs in Antarctica and to identify ways
    New Zealand can contribute to U.S. logistical efforts.  Hughes
    acknowledged that there were air lift "hiccups" on the NZ side due
    to NZDF's C-130 upgrades.  Sanson said he has been discussing the
    problem with NSF Director for Polar Programs Karl Erb.  New Zealand
    government ministers have now approved Sanson take a team of NZ
    defense and foreign affairs officials to Washington October 11-12 to
    discuss icebreakers and other logistics needs over the next 5-10
    years.  Said Sanson, "We want to ensure that we help you the best we
    can."   Hughes said once the NZ team returned to Wellington a paper
    would be submitted to Cabinet asking they approve funding for NZ's
    logistical commitments.

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    ¶8.  Participants
    ----------------

    NZ
    --

    Trevor Hughes, Head, Antarctic Policy Unit, MFAT
    Lou Sanson, Chief Executive, Antarctic New Zealand
    John Tanner, Director of International Linkages, Ministry    of
    Research, Science, and Trade (MoRST)
    Huntley Wright, NZDF
    Ian Gore, NZDF
    Sandra Pope, Antarctic Policy Unit, MFAT
    Gabrielle Rush, Deputy Director, MFAT Americas Division
    Sarah WYnn-Williams, MFAT Americas Division

    US
    --

    DCM David J. Keegan, Embassy Wellington
    Alisa Wong, Economic Officer, EAP/ANP
    Katherine Hadda, Pol-Econ Counselor, Embassy Wellington
    Tod Duran, Science Officer, Embassy Wellington

    McCormick

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