[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 184 (Thursday, September 23, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 51574]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-24754]


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UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY


Notice of Receipt of Cultural Property Request From the 
Government of the Republic of Italy

    The Government of the Republic of Italy, concerned that its 
cultural heritage is in jeopardy from pillage, made a request to the 
Government of the United States under Article 9 of the 1970 UNESCO 
Convention. The request was received on September 16, 1999, by the 
United States Information Agency. It seeks U.S. import restrictions on 
categories of archaeological material in stone, metal, ceramic, bone, 
and glass, and wall paintings from the 5th millennium B.C. to the 5th 
c. A.D. In accordance with provisions of the Convention on Cultural 
Property Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 2602 and 2603), the request will 
be reviewed by the Cultural Property Advisory Committee which will 
report on its findings and recommendations thereunder. Information 
about the Act and U.S. implementation of the 1970 UNESCO Convention can 
be found at http://e.usia.gov/education/culprop.

    Dated: September 16, 1999.
William B. Bader,
Associated Director for Educational and Cultural Affairs, United States 
Information Agency.
[FR Doc. 99-24754 Filed 9-22-99; 8:45 am]
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