VZCZCXRO9920
RR RUEHAG RUEHDBU RUEHFL RUEHKW RUEHLA RUEHNP RUEHROV RUEHSL RUEHSR
DE RUEHNY #0075 0531602
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
R 221601Z FEB 10
FM AMEMBASSY OSLO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 0061
INFO EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE
RUEHBUL/AMEMBASSY KABUL 0005

C O N F I D E N T I A L OSLO 000075 
 
SIPDIS 
AMEMBASSY ANKARA PASS TO AMCONSUL ADANA 
AMEMBASSY ASTANA PASS TO AMCONSUL ALMATY 
AMEMBASSY BERLIN PASS TO AMCONSUL DUSSELDORF 
AMEMBASSY BERLIN PASS TO AMCONSUL LEIPZIG 
AMEMBASSY BELGRADE PASS TO AMEMBASSY PODGORICA 
AMEMBASSY HELSINKI PASS TO AMCONSUL ST PETERSBURG 
AMEMBASSY ATHENS PASS TO AMCONSUL THESSALONIKI 
AMEMBASSY MOSCOW PASS TO AMCONSUL VLADIVOSTOK 
AMEMBASSY MOSCOW PASS TO AMCONSUL YEKATERINBURG 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 2020/02/22 
TAGS: MASS PREL NATO NO
SUBJECT: No New Norwegian Contribution to ANSF Trainers 
 
REF: 09 OSLO 734; 10 STATE 14366 
 
CLASSIFIED BY: Hilary Olsin-Windecker, Acting Deputy Chief of 
Mission, U.S. Embassy Oslo; REASON: 1.4(B), (D) 
 
(C) Norway cannot commit additional resources to fund trainers 
beyond the 9 military police already designated to stand up a 
Police Operational Mentor and Liasion Team (POMTL) in RC-North. 
Ministry of Defense Afghanistan Desk Officer Borre Rikardsen told 
Army Attache February 20 that no additional forces are currently 
being considered for deployment to Afghanistan.  He also noted that 
the four civilian police officers currently deployed will shift to 
join the new POMLT in RC-North, scheduled to begin operations in 
June 2010. 
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