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05VIENNA3862
2005-12-13 14:20:00
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Embassy Vienna
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General Settlement Fund: GOA Announces Legal

Tags:  KNAR PHUM PGOV AU 
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UNCLAS VIENNA 003862 

SIPDIS

INFO EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE

SENSITIVE

STATE FOR EUR/OHI, EUR/AGS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KNAR PHUM PGOV AU
SUBJECT: General Settlement Fund: GOA Announces Legal
Peace; Payments to Start End of December

REF: VIENNA 3852

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UNCLAS VIENNA 003862

SIPDIS

INFO EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE

SENSITIVE

STATE FOR EUR/OHI, EUR/AGS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KNAR PHUM PGOV AU
SUBJECT: General Settlement Fund: GOA Announces Legal
Peace; Payments to Start End of December

REF: VIENNA 3852

THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - PLEASE
PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION.

1.(U) The Austrian Council of Ministers (Cabinet) adopted
a decision December 13 announcing legal peace as required
by the January 2001 U.S.-Austrian Agreement on Holocaust
Property Restitution. After the Council of Ministers'
meeting, Chancellor Schuessel declared that the decision,
which follows the dismissal of the Whiteman case by a
U.S. Federal Court on December 7, will pave the way for
commencing General Settlement Fund (GSF) advance payments
to Holocaust victims or their heirs before the end of the
year. The Council of Ministers' decision will be
promulgated in the Austrian Federal Gazette in the course
of the next few days.

2.(SBU) The MFA told Emboff that the Ministry will send
a diplomatic note to the USG notifying it of the Council
of Ministers' decision. MFA also confirms that every
effort will be made to meet the goal of starting payments
before the end of the year.


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