Proposal to Renew New Zealand's Deployment to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan - Cabinet Documents

21/12/2018 Deployments and Diplomacy, Response to an Official Information Act request, Cabinet material

This publication provides documents on Cabinet's September 2018 decision to continue the New Zealand Defence Force's contribution of two Military Liaison Officers and the Deputy Chief of Plans to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan until July 2020.

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Proposal to Renew New Zealand's Deployment to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan - Cabinet Documents
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This publication comprises:

  • the September 2018 Cabinet minute of decision: Proposal to Renew New Zealand's Deployment to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan [ERS-18-MIN-0021]
  • the associated Cabinet paper: Proposal to Renew New Zealand's Deployment to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan [ERS-18-SUB-0021].

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  • the security or defence of New Zealand or the international relations of the Government of New Zealand [section 6(a)]
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In addition, certain information has been withheld in order to maintain the constitutional conventions for the time being which protect the confidentiality of advice tendered by Ministers of the Crown and officials [section 9(2)(f)(iv)]. It is not considered that the public interest in this information outweighs the need to protect it.

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