[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 114 (Tuesday, June 15, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 33456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-13467]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4708]


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

    The Government of the Republic of Colombia, 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 April 21, 2004, by the United 
States Department of State. It seeks U.S. import restrictions on pre-
Columbian archaeological material including, but not limited to, 
certain categories of stone sculpture, including rock art; pottery, 
including figurines and containers; gold; and certain categories of 
objects of perishable materials, including wood, bone, and textile. The 
request also seeks similar import restrictions on Colonial period 
artifacts, including, but not limited to, oil paintings, polychrome 
sculpture, and silver objects of decorative and liturgical purposes.
    Information about the Act and U.S. implementation of the 1970 
UNESCO Convention, as well as a public summary of the Colombia Request 
can be found at http://exchanges.state.gov/education/culprop.

    Dated: June 3, 2004.
Patricia S. Harrison,
Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 04-13467 Filed 6-14-04; 8:45 am]
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