It's awkwardly worded, as is pretty much any NOTAM, translated, or not, but it's the opposite of what you've described. It's prohibited for Osama and the Taliban and any al-Qaeda to transit Norwegian territory, with certain exceptions. Those certain exceptions are probably medical, etc. types. It all depends on where you put the comma, except that there's no commas in NOTAMs :> Placing punctuation, try "IT IS I.A. PROHIBITED, WITH CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS, FOR USAMA BIN LADEN AL-QAIDA AND TALIBAN AND PERSONS GROUPS ORGANIZATIONS AND ENTITIES RELATED TO THESE TO ENTER OR TO BE IN TRANSIT THROUGH NORWEGIAN TERRITORY. versus IT IS I.A. PROHIBITED, WITH CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS FOR USAMA BIN LADEN AL-QAIDA AND TALIBAN AND PERSONS GROUPS ORGANIZATIONS AND ENTITIES RELATED TO THESE, TO ENTER OR TO BE IN TRANSIT THROUGH NORWEGIAN TERRITORY. Now it's a bit clearer. Matthew :) SWARDFOTO@aol.com wrote: > Here's an interesting NOTAM for ENOS (Oslo) FIR: > > A0126/03 0301161230-0312312359 > BY ROYAL DECREE OF 22 DECEMBER 1999 > REGULATION ON LIMITED > SANCTIONS AGAINST TALIBAN ALSO CALLED THE ISLAMIC EMIRATE IN > AFGHANISTAN WAS ADOPTED BY AUTHORITY OF ACT OF 07 JUNE 1968 > NO 4 ON IMPLEMENTATION OF BINDING DECISIONS BY THE SECURITY > COUNCIL OF THE UNITED NATIONS. ACCORDING TO THE REGULATION > AND SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS IT IS I.A. PROHIBITED WITH CERTAIN > EXCEPTIONS FOR USAMA BIN LADEN AL-QAIDA AND TALIBAN AND > PERSONS GROUPS ORGANIZATIONS AND ENTITIES RELATED TO THESE > TO ENTER OR TO BE IN TRANSIT THROUGH NORWEGIAN TERRITORY. > FURTHERMORE IT IS FORBIDDEN FOR NORWEGIAN LEGAL > PERSONS AND ANYONE STAYING IN NORWEGIAN TERRITORY TO SUBMIT > DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO THE MENTIONED PERSONS GROUPS > ORGANIZATIONS AND ENTITIES WEAPONS AND OTHER RELATED > MATERIALES INCLUDING I.A. AMMUNITION MILITARY VEHICLES AND > OTHER MILITARY EQUIPMENT. THIS PROHIBITION ALSO APPLIES WHEN > USING AIRCRAFT REGISTERED IN NORWAY. EXEMPTION FROM THE ABOVE > PROHIBITION MAY BE GRANTED BY THE UN SANCTIONS COMMITTEE > AFTER APPLICATION THROUGH THE NORWEGIAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN > AFFAIRS. > A LIST OF THE ACTUAL PERSONS AND ENTITIES MAY BE FOUND ON THE > UNITED NATIONS SANCTIONS COMMITTEES HOMEPAGE > > The way I understand this NOTAM, it is prohibited for members of the Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan to transit through Norwegian territy, WITH EXCEPTION TO Usama Bin Laden, Al-Qaida and Taliban. > > This NOTAM is due to expire 31 December 2003 at 2359z. > > Am I reading this NOTAM correctly.