[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 1, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30974-30975]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-12273]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4726]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``Palace and Mosque: Islamic Art From the Victoria and 
Albert Museum''

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: 
Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 
(79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 
1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 
Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et seq.), Delegation of 
Authority No. 234 of October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority No. 236 
of October 19, 1999, as amended, and Delegation of Authority No. 257 of 
April 15, 2003 [68 FR 19875], I hereby determine that the objects to be 
included in the exhibition ``Palace and Mosque: Islamic Art from the 
Victoria and Albert Museum,'' imported from abroad for temporary 
exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The 
objects are imported pursuant to a loan agreement with the foreign 
owner. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit 
objects at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, from on or 
about July 18, 2004, to on or about February 6, 2005; Kimbell Art 
Museum, Ft. Worth, TX, from on or about April 3, 2005, to on or about 
September 4, 2005, and at possible additional venues yet to be 
determined, is in the national interest. Public Notice of these 
Determinations is ordered to be published in the Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, including a 
list of the exhibit objects, contact Julianne Simpson, Attorney-
Adviser, Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State, 
(telephone: 202/619-6529). The address is U.S. Department of State, SA-

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44, 301 4th Street, SW., Room 700, Washington, DC 20547-0001.

    Dated: May 21, 2004.
C. Miller Crouch,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural 
Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 04-12273 Filed 5-28-04; 8:45 am]
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