DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS AND

UNCLAS VIENNA 002809 SIPDIS SIPDIS STATE FOR IO/S E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV UNGA AU SUBJECT: DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS AND SCALE METHODOLOGY REF: STATE 153946 ¶1. (U) EconPolCouns and PolOff delivered reftel demarche on September 20 to Peter Huber, the Austrian MFA's DAS-level Deputy Director for International Organizations. ¶2. (U) Huber said he "could guarantee" that Austria would support the need to reach a concensus outcome on the scale of assessment. He was confident that a concensus outcome would eventually result, but perhaps only after some long, tough negotiations. However, he suggested that all members should be flexible and open-minded during the negotiations. McCaw