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05CANBERRA898
2005-05-26 05:26:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Canberra
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AUSTRALIA IN WAIT-AND-SEE MODE ON ILO DIRECTOR

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UNCLAS CANBERRA 000898 

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE

STATE FOR DRL/IL and IO/S GEORGE ABRAHAMS
STATE ALSO FOR IO/T RICK DRISCOLL
GENEVA FOR CHARLES STONECIPHER

E.O.12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV ELAB KTDB AS
SUBJECT: AUSTRALIA IN WAIT-AND-SEE MODE ON ILO DIRECTOR
GENERAL'S PROPOSED 2006-07 BUDGET

REF: STATE 94763

SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED, PROTECT ACCORDINGLY.

UNCLAS CANBERRA 000898

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE

STATE FOR DRL/IL and IO/S GEORGE ABRAHAMS
STATE ALSO FOR IO/T RICK DRISCOLL
GENEVA FOR CHARLES STONECIPHER

E.O.12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV ELAB KTDB AS
SUBJECT: AUSTRALIA IN WAIT-AND-SEE MODE ON ILO DIRECTOR
GENERAL'S PROPOSED 2006-07 BUDGET

REF: STATE 94763

SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED, PROTECT ACCORDINGLY.


1. (U) We passed reftel talking points to Department of
Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) Director of
International Relations Scott J. Evans on May 23. We also
raised the issue during a dinner Charge hosted for Minister
for Employment and Workplace Relations Kevin Andrews on May

25. Andrews and Evans responded that Australia shared U.S.
concerns about the growth of the ILO budget for 2006-2007
and would continue to work with the USG to urge greater
fiscal restraint at the upcoming International Labor
Conference (ILC). Evans added, however, that the Australian
delegation would wait to see if the DG presented a revised
budget to the ILC financial committee before deciding
whether to accompany the U.S. representative to a joint
meeting with the DG as proposed in reftel.
STANTON