Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06VIENNA2516
2006-08-22 16:34:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Vienna
Cable title:
DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: SUPPORT FOR JOINT/PARALLEL
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C O N F I D E N T I A L VIENNA 002516
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/22/2016
TAGS: PGOV PHUM PREL AU
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: SUPPORT FOR JOINT/PARALLEL
DEMARCHE IN BEIJING ON TREATMENT OF PRISONERS
REF: STATE 132130
Classified By: Acting Economic-Political Counselor Phillip R. Nelson
for reasons 1.4(b) and (d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L VIENNA 002516
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/22/2016
TAGS: PGOV PHUM PREL AU
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: SUPPORT FOR JOINT/PARALLEL
DEMARCHE IN BEIJING ON TREATMENT OF PRISONERS
REF: STATE 132130
Classified By: Acting Economic-Political Counselor Phillip R. Nelson
for reasons 1.4(b) and (d).
1. (C) Acting Economic-Political Counselor and Poloff
delivered reftel demarche on August 18 to Elisabeth Koegler,
the Acting Head of the MFA,s Human Rights Division. Koegler
pointed out that, during its EU Presidency this spring,
Austria had worked to highlight the mistreatment of political
prisoners and their families in the PRC. She cited a June 27
EU demarche to the GoC. Finland's August 11 EU Presidency
demarche had also helped to raise the profile of this issue
with the GoC.
2. (C) Koegler agreed to pass the suggested demarche
language in reftel on to her supervisors with the aim of
reaching an EU consensus to participate in a joint/parallel
demarche with the USG.
Kilner
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/22/2016
TAGS: PGOV PHUM PREL AU
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: SUPPORT FOR JOINT/PARALLEL
DEMARCHE IN BEIJING ON TREATMENT OF PRISONERS
REF: STATE 132130
Classified By: Acting Economic-Political Counselor Phillip R. Nelson
for reasons 1.4(b) and (d).
1. (C) Acting Economic-Political Counselor and Poloff
delivered reftel demarche on August 18 to Elisabeth Koegler,
the Acting Head of the MFA,s Human Rights Division. Koegler
pointed out that, during its EU Presidency this spring,
Austria had worked to highlight the mistreatment of political
prisoners and their families in the PRC. She cited a June 27
EU demarche to the GoC. Finland's August 11 EU Presidency
demarche had also helped to raise the profile of this issue
with the GoC.
2. (C) Koegler agreed to pass the suggested demarche
language in reftel on to her supervisors with the aim of
reaching an EU consensus to participate in a joint/parallel
demarche with the USG.
Kilner