A second institutional issue still to be decided concerns the future operation of the presidency of the Council of Ministers.
The officials interviewed cited the cost and availability of energy for their power-hungry computers as their top concern in planning future operations.
Mr Haagsma said the agreement, which involved representatives from all of the EU member states, represented an "unprecedented" level of concern, and posed a threat to Google's future operations.
In each military branch, service men and women are given strict instructions concerning what information should not be included in e-mail messages, including their location, current or future operations, information on visiting dignitaries, or even comments about troop morale.
Military officials refused today to discuss any future operations, but they said no one should be surprised if concern over possible new attacks prompted new American military action.
In addition to the antitrust concerns, a local German regulator has questioned how the deal would affect the companies' future operations in Frankfurt, where Deutsche Borse is based.
Concerns about civilian deaths in Libya could hamper NATO's ability to carry out future operations outside the territory of its members, in North America and Europe.
Despite rising concern over the violence, one senior administration official suggested that the operation in Basra reflected a model of future operations.
MacArthur's primary concern was the capture of the port of Manila and the airbase at Clark Field, which were required to support future operations.
Scouting for future operations?
On Tuesday, the FT quoted a US officer raising concerns about "putting contractors in roles normally filled by government employees and the effects this would have on ongoing and future operations".
