[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 28, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 45108]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-17182]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4789]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``The Dead Sea Scrolls''

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 ``The Dead Sea Scrolls,'' imported from 
abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of 
cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to loan 
agreements with the foreign lenders. I also determine that the 
exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the Houston Museum of 
Natural Science, Houston, Texas, from on or about October 1, 2004 until 
on or about January 2, 2005, at the Gulf Coast Exploreum Science 
Center, Mobile, Alabama from on or about January 20, 2005 until on or 
about April 24, 2005, and at possible additional venues yet to be 
determined, is in the national interest.
    The action of the United States in this matter and the immunity 
based on the application of the provisions of law involved does not 
imply any view of the United States concerning the ownership of the 
exhibit objects. Further, it is not based upon and does not represent 
any change in the position of the United States regarding the status of 
Jerusalem or the territories occupied by Israel since 1967. See Letter 
of September 22, 1978, of President Jimmy Carter, attached to the Camp 
David Accords, reprinted in 78 Dept. of State Bulletin 11 (October 
1978); Statement of September 1, 1982, of President Ronald Reagan, 
reprinted in 82 Dept. of State Bulletin 23 (September 1982).
    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 the Office of the Legal Adviser, 
U.S. Department of State, (telephone: 202/619-6982). The address is 
U.S. Department of State, SA-44, 301 4th Street, SW., Room 700, 
Washington, DC 20547-0001.

    Dated: July 21, 2004.
C. Miller Crouch,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural 
Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 04-17182 Filed 7-27-04; 8:45 am]
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