US embassy cable - 05VIENNA3615

UNCLAS VIENNA 003615 
 
SIPDIS 
 
OECD 
 
PARIS ALSO FOR OECD 
 
STATE FOR EB/IFD, L/EB, EUR/ERA, EUR/AGS 
 
STATE ALSO PASS EX-IM FOR OGC/SONFIELD AND POLICY/FIRESTONE 
 
TREASURY FOR TRADE FINANCE 
 
COMMERCE FOR 6731 LENZ 
 
JUSTICE FOR MENDELSOHN 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
 
TAGS: EFIN, ETRD, PREL, AU, EXIM 
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON OECD/ACTION STATEMENT ON 
 
BRIBERY AND EXPORT CREDITS 
 
REF: STATE 205372 
 
1.  Post delivered reftel demarche on November 9 to Thomas 
 
Wieser of the Austrian Finance Ministry, Rudolf Scholten of 
 
the Austrian Control Bank, and Ulrike Magloth of the 
 
Chancellery (Prime Minsiter's office).  Charge followed up on 
 
November 10 with Magloth, whom the others identified as the 
 
key Austrian official on the issue. 
 
2.  Magloth said Austria had not developed a national 
 
position on the draft revised Action Statement on Bribery and 
 
Export Credits.  In general, she said, Austria supported 
 
tough measures in this area.  We noted that Austria has put 
 
anti-corruption at the center of its agenda as EU President 
 
during the first half of 2006.  We urged her to make this 
 
effective by supporting our position.  Magloth promised to 
 
give it careful consideration before the November 14-15 
 
meeting of the OECD's Working Party on Export Credits and 
 
Credit Guarantees (ECG). 
 
Phillips