DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON REQUEST FOR RESETTLEMENT OF

C O N F I D E N T I A L VIENNA 002893 SIPDIS STATE FOR S/WCI AND EUR/AGS - VIKMANIS-KELLER E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/29/2015 TAGS: MOPS PREL PTER KAWC PHUM PREF PINR AU SUBJECT: DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON REQUEST FOR RESETTLEMENT OF CERTAIN DETAINEES FROM GUANTANAMO REF: STATE 158272 Classified By: Economic-Political Counselor Gregory E. Phillips. Reaso n: 1.4 (b) and (d). (C) In the absence of higher ranking members of the Austrian government, we delivered reftel demarche on August 29 to Christian Berlakovits, the Austrian Foriegn Ministry's Under Secretary equivalent for legal and consular affairs. SIPDIS Berlakovits undertook to consult with his colleagues in the rest of the Austrian government and provide us with a substantive reply to our renewed request. van Voorst