DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON OECD/ACTION STATEMENT ON

UNCLAS VIENNA 003615 SIPDIS OECD PARIS ALSO FOR OECD STATE FOR EB/IFD, L/EB, EUR/ERA, EUR/AGS STATE ALSO PASS EX-IM FOR OGC/SONFIELD AND POLICY/FIRESTONE TREASURY FOR TRADE FINANCE COMMERCE FOR 6731 LENZ JUSTICE FOR MENDELSOHN E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: EFIN ETRD PREL AU EXIM SUBJECT: DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON OECD/ACTION STATEMENT ON BRIBERY AND EXPORT CREDITS REF: STATE 205372 ¶1. Post delivered reftel demarche on November 9 to Thomas Wieser of the Austrian Finance Ministry, Rudolf Scholten of the Austrian Control Bank, and Ulrike Magloth of the Chancellery (Prime Minsiter's office). Charge followed up on November 10 with Magloth, whom the others identified as the key Austrian official on the issue. ¶2. Magloth said Austria had not developed a national position on the draft revised Action Statement on Bribery and Export Credits. In general, she said, Austria supported tough measures in this area. We noted that Austria has put anti-corruption at the center of its agenda as EU President during the first half of 2006. We urged her to make this effective by supporting our position. Magloth promised to give it careful consideration before the November 14-15 meeting of the OECD's Working Party on Export Credits and Credit Guarantees (ECG). Phillips