MDA: AUSTRIA CONFIRMS YES VOTE ON THIRD ADDITIONAL

UNCLAS VIENNA 003834 SIPDIS SENSITIVE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: AORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ AU ICRC SUBJECT: MDA: AUSTRIA CONFIRMS YES VOTE ON THIRD ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL REF: A) STATE 220751 B) VIENNA 3704 This message is sensitive but unclassified. (SBU) On receipt of ref a),Embassy again contacted MFA A/S-equivalent for Human Rights Bert Theuermann, who has responsibility for this portfolio. Theuermann said he had received no updates on the state of play in Geneva in the last 24 hours. However, he said he could positively confirm that if the Third Additional Protocol came to a vote, Austria would vote yes. KILNER