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05VIENNA3911
2005-12-19 14:49:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Vienna
Cable title:  

GOA Diplomatic Note Announcing Legal Peace

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UNCLAS VIENNA 003911 

SIPDIS

STATE FOR EUR/OHI and EUR/AGS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KNAR PHUM PGOV AU
SUBJECT: GOA Diplomatic Note Announcing Legal Peace

REF: VIENNA 3862

UNCLAS VIENNA 003911

SIPDIS

STATE FOR EUR/OHI and EUR/AGS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KNAR PHUM PGOV AU
SUBJECT: GOA Diplomatic Note Announcing Legal Peace

REF: VIENNA 3862


1. Embassy Vienna received the following note verbale
from MFA on December 16 notifying the USG of the GOA's
declaration of legal peace, and of the promulgation of
the amendment to the General Settlement Fund Law.


2. Begin text:

Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Note Verbale:

The Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs presents its
compliments to the Embassy of the United States of
America and has the honor to inform the Embassy that the
Austrian Federal Government has decided on 13 December
2005 to publish a communication that by 7 December 2005
all claims pending as of 30 June 2001 in the United
States against Austria or Austrian companies arising out
of or related to the National Socialist era or World War
II have now been dismissed. This announcement has already
been published in the Federal Law Gazette (see BGBl. II
Nr. 414/2005).

The Ministry also wishes to inform that the most recent
amendment of the Austrian General Settlement Fund Law
(Entschaedigungsfondsgesetz) has been adopted by the
Austrian Parliament and published in the Federal Law
Gazette (see BGBl. I Nr. 142/2005).

The Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs avails itself of
this opportunity to renew to the Embassy of the United
States of America the assurances of its highest
consideration. 15 December 2005 (End text.)

McCAW