Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
05VIENNA437
2005-02-14 14:59:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Vienna
Cable title:
DESIGNATION OF HIZBALLAH AS A TERRORIST
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C O N F I D E N T I A L VIENNA 000437
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR NEA/IPA, NEA/ARN, EUR/ERA AND EUR/AGS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/13/2014
TAGS: EFIN ETTC PTER IS LE AU EUN
SUBJECT: DESIGNATION OF HIZBALLAH AS A TERRORIST
ORGANIZATION: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE
REF: STATE 26062
Classified By: ECONOMIC/POLITICAL COUNSELOR GREGORY E. PHILLIPS
REASONS: 1.4 (B) AND (D)
(C) Embassy Vienna conveyed reftel points on February 14 to
MFA A/S-equivalent for Counterterrorism Johann Froehlich (who
is also Austria's representative in the EU Clearinghouse),
and to our anti-terrorism contact in the Finance Ministry,
Alfred Lejsek. Pol Unit Chief discussed the demarche with
Froehlich's deputy, Wolfgang Spadinger later the same day.
Spadinger confirmed that Austria would join an EU consensus
to designate Hizballah as a terrorist organization. Austria
had received adequate information regarding Hizballah's
support for terrorism, he added. However, Spadinger did not
seem confident that the Clearinghouse would be able take
action on February 16, since it takes only one member state
to request a delay. Spadinger said he would be traveling to
Brussels in a few days on other EU business. He would then
consult with the Austrian Mission on the prospects for the
Hizballah designation and offered to give us a readout
afterwards.
Brown
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR NEA/IPA, NEA/ARN, EUR/ERA AND EUR/AGS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/13/2014
TAGS: EFIN ETTC PTER IS LE AU EUN
SUBJECT: DESIGNATION OF HIZBALLAH AS A TERRORIST
ORGANIZATION: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE
REF: STATE 26062
Classified By: ECONOMIC/POLITICAL COUNSELOR GREGORY E. PHILLIPS
REASONS: 1.4 (B) AND (D)
(C) Embassy Vienna conveyed reftel points on February 14 to
MFA A/S-equivalent for Counterterrorism Johann Froehlich (who
is also Austria's representative in the EU Clearinghouse),
and to our anti-terrorism contact in the Finance Ministry,
Alfred Lejsek. Pol Unit Chief discussed the demarche with
Froehlich's deputy, Wolfgang Spadinger later the same day.
Spadinger confirmed that Austria would join an EU consensus
to designate Hizballah as a terrorist organization. Austria
had received adequate information regarding Hizballah's
support for terrorism, he added. However, Spadinger did not
seem confident that the Clearinghouse would be able take
action on February 16, since it takes only one member state
to request a delay. Spadinger said he would be traveling to
Brussels in a few days on other EU business. He would then
consult with the Austrian Mission on the prospects for the
Hizballah designation and offered to give us a readout
afterwards.
Brown