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The Honourable A. II. HENRY,..
Premier of the Cook Islands
The Right Honourable N. E. Kirk, P.C.,:
Prime Minister of New Zealand ..
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My dear Prime Minister,
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Wellington, 9 May 1973
Thank you for your letter of 4 May about the special relationship between the Cook Islands and New Zealand.
I confirm that the Cook Islands Government shares the views expressed in your letter, and wishes to maintain the special relation- ship of free association between the Cook Islands and New Zealand. I agree that your letter and this reply be tabled by our respective governments in the Cook Islands Legislative Assembly and in the New Zealand Parliament.
Yours sincerely,
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BY AUTHORITY:
A. H. HENRY.
A. R. Siearer, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND-1973
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