From: <a href="http://www.aftenposten.no/spesial/wikileaksdokumenter/article3963483.ece">Aftenposten</a>.<br>
Date: 28.01.2010: 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L OSLO 000053
NOFORN 
SIPDIS
PM/DTCC KYLE BALLARD
E.O. 12958:
DECL: 01/27/2020 
TAGS: BU, ETTC, KOMC, NO 
SUBJECT: POST RESPONSE: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON LICENSE xxxxx
REF: A. E-MAIL BALLARD - MCKERNAN DATED JANUARY 25 
B. 09 SECSTATE 121806 C. 09 OSLO 595
Classified By: Acting Political Economic Counselor Aldo Sirotic
for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)

1. (SBU)
MFA Advisor xxxx confirmed to PolOff January 28 that the MFA
would not object if the USG informed U.S. applicants that
Reidar Ostby´s name must be removed from export licenses that
list him as a foreign intermediate consignee.

2. (C)
MFA Deputy Director for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament
Bjorn Midthun told PolOff January 20 that the GoN initiated in
early January an investigation into Norwegian citizen Reidar
Ostby, led by the Norwegian police. He explained that although
the MFA had previously told PolOff the investigation would
begin last September (ref C), the GoN had waited until the
second time we contacted them in early December (ref B) and
then waited until after the holidays to request a police
investigation. Midthun explained that investigating an
individual was "serious business," and the MFA has not wanted
to be premature in approaching the police in regards to
Ostby´s activities. Ostby is an official sales representative
in Europe for Remington Arms Company, but is not licensed by
the GoN to export, import, or broker firearms.

2. (SBU)
PolOff explained to Midthun January 20 that several export
licenses which listed Ostby as the foreign intermediate
consignee were now on hold, pending the GoN investigation.
PolOff recommended to Midthun January 22 that for the export
licenses to move forward the best course of action would be to
remove Ostby from the licenses, disallowing the U.S. applicant
from employing his services.

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