AUSTRIA-U.S. EXTRADITION AND MUTUAL ASSISTANCE

UNCLAS VIENNA 001705 SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR CA/OCS/ACS/EUR, EUR/AGS, L/LEI FOR KEN PROPP E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: CJAN AU SUBJECT: AUSTRIA-U.S. EXTRADITION AND MUTUAL ASSISTANCE PROTOCOLS: FINAL GERMAN-LANGUAGE TEXTS TRANSMITTED REF (A) VIENNA 317 AND PREVIOUS (B) STATE 8107 THE EMBASSY HAS JUST RECEIVED A DIPLOMATIC NOTE DATED MAY 18, 2005 FROM THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. ATTACHED TO THE NOTE ARE THE FINAL GERMAN-LANGUAGE VERSIONS OF THE PROTOCOLS, AS REVISED BY THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE. THE GERMAN VERSIONS WILL BE POUCHED TO THE DEPARTMENT ON MAY 23, 2005 (COPIES WERE FAXED ON MAY 20, 2005). POUCH REGISTRATION NUMBER IS 2581599. BROWN