UNITED STATES POLICY TOWARD THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE PORT ACCESS ISSUE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP87M00220R000100030021-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 24, 2010
• Sequence Number: 21
• Publication Date: February 25, 1985
• Content Type: MEMO

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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 25, 1985
Executive Registry
85- 880
MEMORANDUM FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT
THE SECRETARY OF STATE
THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
THE SECRETARY OP AGRICULTURE
THE SECRETARY 0? COMMERCE
THE DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT
AND BUDGET
THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
THE ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR
POLICY DEVELOPMENT
THE CHAIRMAN, COUNCIL FOR ECONOMIC ADVISERS
THE CHAIRMAN, JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF
THE DIRECTOR, UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY
SUBJECT: United States Policy toward the New Zealand
Government with respect to the Port Access
Issue IS)
The President has approved the attached statement of U.S. policy
and objectives with respect to the New Zealand port access issue.
A separate memorandum on the decisions the President has made
with respect to military and ether relationships with New Zealand
is being provided to the Departments and Agencies affected. IS)
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U.S. Relations with New Zealand
Policy and Objectives. U.S. policy toward New Zealand is
the ame as that toward any ally, that is, mutual respect and
a mutual sharing of the benefits, burdens, and risks of the
alliance. Our objectives include a full military relationship
which includes close cooperation on international and regional
security matters, a close intelligence relationship, and
unfettered access of ships to each other's ports. Our objectives
also include the fostering of an understanding in New Zealand of
the role that both conventional and nuclear weapons play in U.S.
global strategy. (C)
The recent decision by the New Zealand Labour Government,
on February 4, 1985, not to permit a U.S. destroyer to visit
New Zealand unless the United States declares that. it carries
no nuclear weapons, represents a direct challenge to our
longstanding global policy neither to confirm nor deny the
presence of nuclear weapons aboard U.S. ships and planes.
This decision:
-- effectively denies access to New Zealand by U.S. ships and
planes;
-- creates problems for us t:n other, strategically important
areas;
increases Soviet incentives to promote disunity among imr
allies and to wait out further successes by other
anti-nuclear groups around the world, rather than to
negotiate genuine arms reductions;
-- changes the operational character of New Zealand's military
participation within the ANZUS alliance. (S)
For these reasons, the United States is compelled to take a
course of action that demonstrates to the government of New
Zealand that it cannot enjoy the benefits of a good ally without
fulfilling the commensurate responsibilities. Therefore, with
great regret, the decision has been taker. to curtail our military
and other ANZUS-connected relationships with New Zealand, until
the government of New Zealand changes its policy. In the
meantime, the people of New Zealand are still our friends, and
the door remains open to the return of an old ally. Over the
long term, the fundamental objective of the United States remains
to resolve this situation in it way which strengthens ANZUS and
our other alliances around the world. (S)
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,The ANZUS Alliance. The Departments of State and Defense are
I, recte to present their recommendations as to what the U.S.
position toward the ANZUS Alliance should be in the wake of the
New Zealand Government's action. (S)
;Economic. It is important that we not undertake--or be
perceived to be undertaking--any economic sanctions against New
Zealand as a result of their ship visit policy. On the other
hand, New Zealand knows that it cannot expect to continue to
receive special preferential treatment and consideration in the
.economic area which it might have enjoyed as a closer ally. IS)
Public Diplomacy. The Interagency Group is directed to develop
a public diplomacy program to promote the U.S. point of view in
New Zealand and Australia. (S)
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