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