Norway part of NSA's '9-eyes' gang
Richard Orange - [email protected]
Published: 4 Nov, 2013 CET.
Updated: Mon 4 Nov 2013 08:43 CET
Norway is one of the US's most trusted collaborators in intelligence-gathering, with a place in the National Security Agency's "9-eyes" coalition of privileged countries, the UK's Guardian newspaper has reported.
According to the paper the group, which adds Norway, Denmark, France and The Netherlands to the "5-eyes" collective of major English-speaking countries, enjoys access to selected US intelligence in exchange for sharing intelligence from their own countries. Minutes from Britain's GCHQ intelligence agency, obtained by the Guardian from the NSA whistleblower Edward Snowdon, suggest that Germany is jealous of Norway's status. "The NSA's relationship with the French was not as advanced as GCHQ's … the Germans were a little grumpy at not being invited to join the 9-Eyes group," the minutes read. Norway's intelligence agencies signed their first secret deal with the Americans in 1952.
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According to the paper the group, which adds Norway, Denmark, France and The Netherlands to the "5-eyes" collective of major English-speaking countries, enjoys access to selected US intelligence in exchange for sharing intelligence from their own countries.
Minutes from Britain's GCHQ intelligence agency, obtained by the Guardian from the NSA whistleblower Edward Snowdon, suggest that Germany is jealous of Norway's status.
"The NSA's relationship with the French was not as advanced as GCHQ's … the Germans were a little grumpy at not being invited to join the 9-Eyes group," the minutes read.
Norway's intelligence agencies signed their first secret deal with the Americans in 1952.
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