Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08OSLO668
2008-12-15 14:54:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Oslo
Cable title:
NORWEGIANS RESPOND BLANDLY TO UN HARMONIZATION OF
VZCZCXYZ0010 PP RUEHWEB DE RUEHNY #0668 3501454 ZNR UUUUU ZZH P 151454Z DEC 08 FM AMEMBASSY OSLO TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 7217
UNCLAS OSLO 000668
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
FOR HEATHER WARD, IO/MPR/SC AND MICHAEL SCANLON, USUN/MR
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA NO
SUBJECT: NORWEGIANS RESPOND BLANDLY TO UN HARMONIZATION OF
CONDITIONS OF SERVICE PROPOSAL
REF: SECSTATE 129988
UNCLAS OSLO 000668
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
FOR HEATHER WARD, IO/MPR/SC AND MICHAEL SCANLON, USUN/MR
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA NO
SUBJECT: NORWEGIANS RESPOND BLANDLY TO UN HARMONIZATION OF
CONDITIONS OF SERVICE PROPOSAL
REF: SECSTATE 129988
1. (SBU) Poloff spoke wth Lars Petter Henie, the deputy
director of the UN MFA section regarding reftel. Henie said
he wuld prefer to respond in a written medium, and thi was
his diplomatic and nuanced response:
"Wetake great interest in the issue and efforts to imrove
recruitment to UN operations. It has been or experience
that UNAMA and UNAMI have become better staffed after the
Fifth Committee granted special benefits for those two
operations, but of course we agree that over-compensation
should be avoided. From our point of view addressing the
recruitment problems is more urgently needed than cost-saving
measures but we appreciate these very constructive US
comments."
WHITNEY
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
FOR HEATHER WARD, IO/MPR/SC AND MICHAEL SCANLON, USUN/MR
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA NO
SUBJECT: NORWEGIANS RESPOND BLANDLY TO UN HARMONIZATION OF
CONDITIONS OF SERVICE PROPOSAL
REF: SECSTATE 129988
1. (SBU) Poloff spoke wth Lars Petter Henie, the deputy
director of the UN MFA section regarding reftel. Henie said
he wuld prefer to respond in a written medium, and thi was
his diplomatic and nuanced response:
"Wetake great interest in the issue and efforts to imrove
recruitment to UN operations. It has been or experience
that UNAMA and UNAMI have become better staffed after the
Fifth Committee granted special benefits for those two
operations, but of course we agree that over-compensation
should be avoided. From our point of view addressing the
recruitment problems is more urgently needed than cost-saving
measures but we appreciate these very constructive US
comments."
WHITNEY