DIPLOMATIC NOTES - ITU COUNCIL SEAT AND RADIO

UNCLAS OSLO 000454 SIPDIS SIPDIS EB/CIP/MA-FWILLIAMS, IO/T, NTIA AND FCC E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: AORC ECPS NO SUBJECT: DIPLOMATIC NOTES - ITU COUNCIL SEAT AND RADIO REGULATIONS BOARD REF: A. STATE 46962 ¶B. STATE 51211 ¶1. Per reftel a, Post delivered a diplomatic note supporting the U.S. Candidacy for the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Council Seat on April 6. Pursuant to reftel b, Post delivered a diplomatic note related to Ms. Julie Naper Roller's candidacy for the ITU Radio Regulations Board on April 7. The notes were presented to the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with copies sent to the Ministry of Transportation and Communication (MTC). ¶2. On April 4, we spoke with Jens Koch, the coordinator of Norway's ITU delegation. Koch mentioned that Norway has not yet determined who would chair its delegation to the Plenipotentiary Conference. He suspects that the delegation will be chaired by either Eva Hildrum, the MTC's Secretary General or Ottrar Ostenes, the Director General of Norway's Department of Civil Aviation, Postal Services and Telecommunications. Koch noted that the MTC would consider the requests in both our diplomatic notes. Visit Oslo's Classified website: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/oslo/index.cf m WHITNEY