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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Title: Is Pentagon deciding the Norwegian negotiating position on Internet governance?
 Title: Is Pentagon deciding the Norwegian negotiating position on Internet governance?

-Tags: english
-Date: 2015-11-03 12:00
+Tags: english, offentlig innsyn, opphavsrett, personvern
+Date: 2015-11-03 13:40

 
 <p>In Norway, all government offices are required by law to keep a
 list of every document or letter arriving and leaving their offices.
 
 <p>In Norway, all government offices are required by law to keep a
 list of every document or letter arriving and leaving their offices.


@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ journal - "postjournal" in Norwegian) is public information and thanks
 to the Norwegian Freedom of Information Act (Offentleglova) the mail
 journal is available for everyone.  Most offices even publish the mail
 journal on their web pages, as PDFs or tables in web pages.  The state-level offices even have a shared web based search service (called
 to the Norwegian Freedom of Information Act (Offentleglova) the mail
 journal is available for everyone.  Most offices even publish the mail
 journal on their web pages, as PDFs or tables in web pages.  The state-level offices even have a shared web based search service (called

-<ahref="https://www.oep.no/">Offentlig Elektronisk Postjournal -
+<a href="https://www.oep.no/">Offentlig Elektronisk Postjournal -

 OEP</a>) to make it possible to search the entries in the list.  Not
 all journal entries show up on OEP, and the search service is hard to
 use, but OEP does make it easier to find at least some interesting
 OEP</a>) to make it possible to search the entries in the list.  Not
 all journal entries show up on OEP, and the search service is hard to
 use, but OEP does make it easier to find at least some interesting


@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ journal entries .</p>
 <p>In 2012 I came across a document in the mail journal for the
 Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications on OEP that
 piqued my interest.  The title of the document was
 <p>In 2012 I came across a document in the mail journal for the
 Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications on OEP that
 piqued my interest.  The title of the document was

-"<ahref="https://www.oep.no/search/resultSingle.html?journalPostId=4192362">Internet
+"<a href="https://www.oep.no/search/resultSingle.html?journalPostId=4192362">Internet

 Governance and how it affects national security</a>" (Norwegian:
 "Internet Governance og påvirkning på nasjonal sikkerhet").  The
 document date was 2012-05-22, and it was said to be sent from the
 "Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations".  I asked for a
 copy, but my request was rejected with a reference to a legal clause said to authorize them to reject it
 Governance and how it affects national security</a>" (Norwegian:
 "Internet Governance og påvirkning på nasjonal sikkerhet").  The
 document date was 2012-05-22, and it was said to be sent from the
 "Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations".  I asked for a
 copy, but my request was rejected with a reference to a legal clause said to authorize them to reject it

-(<ahref="http://lovdata.no/lov/2006-05-19-16/§20">offentleglova § 20,
+(<a href="http://lovdata.no/lov/2006-05-19-16/§20">offentleglova § 20,

 letter c</a>) and an explanation that the document was exempt because
 of foreign policy interests as it contained information related to the
 Norwegian negotiating position, negotiating strategies or similar.  I
 letter c</a>) and an explanation that the document was exempt because
 of foreign policy interests as it contained information related to the
 Norwegian negotiating position, negotiating strategies or similar.  I


@@ -32,35 +32,36 @@ was told the information in the document related to the ongoing
 negotiation in the International Telecommunications Union (ITU).  The
 explanation made sense to me in early January 2013, as a ITU
 conference in Dubay discussing Internet Governance
 negotiation in the International Telecommunications Union (ITU).  The
 explanation made sense to me in early January 2013, as a ITU
 conference in Dubay discussing Internet Governance

-(<ahref="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Telecommunication_Union#World_Conference_on_International_Telecommunications_2012_.28WCIT-12.29">World
+(<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Telecommunication_Union#World_Conference_on_International_Telecommunications_2012_.28WCIT-12.29">World

 Conference on International Telecommunications - WCIT-12</a>) had just
 ended,
 Conference on International Telecommunications - WCIT-12</a>) had just
 ended,

-(<ahref="http://www.digi.no/kommentarer/2012/12/18/tvil-om-usas-rolle-pa-teletoppmote">reportedly
+<a href="http://www.digi.no/kommentarer/2012/12/18/tvil-om-usas-rolle-pa-teletoppmote">reportedly

 in chaos</a> when USA walked out of the negotiations and 25 countries
 in chaos</a> when USA walked out of the negotiations and 25 countries

-including Norway refused to sign the new treaty).  It seemed
+including Norway refused to sign the new treaty.  It seemed

 reasonable to believe talks were still going on a few weeks later.
 Norway was represented at the ITU meeting by two authorities, the
 reasonable to believe talks were still going on a few weeks later.
 Norway was represented at the ITU meeting by two authorities, the

-Norwegian Communications Authority and the Ministry of Transport and
-Communications.  This might be the reason the letter was sent to the
-ministry.  As I was unable to find the document in the mail journal of
-any Norwegian UN mission, I asked the ministry who had sent the
-document to the ministry, and was told that it was the Deputy
+<a href="http://www.nkom.no/">Norwegian Communications Authority</a>
+and the <a href="https://www.regjeringen.no/no/dep/sd/">Ministry of
+Transport and Communications</a>.  This might be the reason the letter
+was sent to the ministry.  As I was unable to find the document in the
+mail journal of any Norwegian UN mission, I asked the ministry who had
+sent the document to the ministry, and was told that it was the Deputy

 Permanent Representative with the Permanent Mission of Norway in
 Geneva.</p>
 
 <p>Three years later, I was still curious about the content of that
 document, and again asked for a copy, believing the negotiation was
 over now.  This time
 Permanent Representative with the Permanent Mission of Norway in
 Geneva.</p>
 
 <p>Three years later, I was still curious about the content of that
 document, and again asked for a copy, believing the negotiation was
 over now.  This time

-<ahref="https://mimesbronn.no/request/kopi_av_dokumenter_i_sak_2012914">I
+<a href="https://mimesbronn.no/request/kopi_av_dokumenter_i_sak_2012914">I

 asked both the Ministry of Transport and Communications as the
 receiver</a> and
 asked both the Ministry of Transport and Communications as the
 receiver</a> and

-<ahref="https://mimesbronn.no/request/brev_om_internet_governance_og_p">asked
+<a href="https://mimesbronn.no/request/brev_om_internet_governance_og_p">asked

 the Permanent Mission of Norway in Geneva as the sender</a> for a
 copy, to see if they both agreed that it should be withheld from the
 public.  The ministry upheld its rejection quoting the same law
 reference as before, while the permanent mission rejected it quoting a
 different clause
 the Permanent Mission of Norway in Geneva as the sender</a> for a
 copy, to see if they both agreed that it should be withheld from the
 public.  The ministry upheld its rejection quoting the same law
 reference as before, while the permanent mission rejected it quoting a
 different clause

-(<ahref="http://lovdata.no/lov/2006-05-19-16/§20">offentleglova § 20
+(<a href="http://lovdata.no/lov/2006-05-19-16/§20">offentleglova § 20

 letter b</a>), claiming that they were required to keep the
 content of the document from the public because it contained
 information given to Norway with the expressed or implied expectation
 letter b</a>), claiming that they were required to keep the
 content of the document from the public because it contained
 information given to Norway with the expressed or implied expectation


@@ -73,19 +74,21 @@ copy might cause Norway to not get access to similar information in
 the future and thus hurt the future foreign interests of Norway.  They
 also explained that the Permanent Mission of Norway in Geneva was not
 the author of the document, they only got a copy of it, and because of
 the future and thus hurt the future foreign interests of Norway.  They
 also explained that the Permanent Mission of Norway in Geneva was not
 the author of the document, they only got a copy of it, and because of

-this had not listed it in their mail journal.  Armed with this
+this had not listed it in their mail journal.</p>
+
+<p>Armed with this

 knowledge I asked the Ministry to reconsider and asked who was the
 author of the document, now realising that it was not same as the
 "sender" according to Ministry of Transport and Communications.  The
 ministry upheld its rejection but told me the name of the author of
 the document.  According to
 knowledge I asked the Ministry to reconsider and asked who was the
 author of the document, now realising that it was not same as the
 "sender" according to Ministry of Transport and Communications.  The
 ministry upheld its rejection but told me the name of the author of
 the document.  According to

-<ahref="https://www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/unga69_rapport1/id2001204/">a
+<a href="https://www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/unga69_rapport1/id2001204/">a

 government report</a> the author was with the Permanent Mission of
 Norway in New York a bit more than a year later (2014-09-22), so I
 guessed that might be the office responsible for writing and sending
 the report initially and
 government report</a> the author was with the Permanent Mission of
 Norway in New York a bit more than a year later (2014-09-22), so I
 guessed that might be the office responsible for writing and sending
 the report initially and

-<ahref="https://www.mimesbronn.no/request/mote_2012_i_pentagon_om_itu">asked
-them for a copy</> but I was obviously wrong as I was told that the
+<a href="https://www.mimesbronn.no/request/mote_2012_i_pentagon_om_itu">asked
+them for a copy</a> but I was obviously wrong as I was told that the

 document was unknown to them and that the author did not work there
 when the document was written.  Next, I asked the Permanent Mission of
 Norway in Geneva and the Foreign Ministry to reconsider and at least
 document was unknown to them and that the author did not work there
 when the document was written.  Next, I asked the Permanent Mission of
 Norway in Geneva and the Foreign Ministry to reconsider and at least


@@ -102,7 +105,8 @@ meeting where someone representing the Norwegian defence attaché in
 Washington attended, and the account from this meeting is interpreted
 by the Ministry of Transport and Communications to expose Norways
 negotiating position, negotiating strategies and similar regarding the
 Washington attended, and the account from this meeting is interpreted
 by the Ministry of Transport and Communications to expose Norways
 negotiating position, negotiating strategies and similar regarding the

-ITU negotiations on Internet Governance.</p>
+ITU negotiations on Internet Governance.  It is truly amazing what can
+be derived from mere meta-data.</p>

 
 <p>I wonder which NATO countries besides Norway attended this meeting?
 And what exactly was said and done at the meeting?  Anyone know?</p>
 
 <p>I wonder which NATO countries besides Norway attended this meeting?
 And what exactly was said and done at the meeting?  Anyone know?</p>