CIA documents: US feared 'racial tensions' over Maori land claims
CIA documents: US feared 'racial tensions' over Maori land claims - But a document dated July 3, 1984 entitled 'New Zealand: Muldoon Goes to the Polls', claims Mr Lange's public statements differed from his private thoughts. "Lange has privately assured US officials that he is personally satisfied that nuclear propulsion is safe and that his reservations are centred on nuclear weaponry," the briefing says. It also claims senior Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials said "some sort of compromise" could be reached over future ship visits.