[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 171 (Friday, September 3, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 53970]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-20146]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4780]


Notice of Receipt of Cultural Property Request from the 
Government of the People's Republic of China

    The Government of the People's Republic of China, 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 May 27, 2004, by the United 
States Department of State. It seeks U.S. import restrictions on 
Chinese archaeological material from the Paleolithic to the Qing 
Dynasty including, but not limited to, certain categories of metal 
implements, weapons, vessels, sculpture, and jewelry; pottery and 
porcelain vessels, sculpture, and architectural elements; stone 
implements, weapons, vessels, sculpture, jewelry and architectural 
elements; painting and calligraphy; textiles; lacquer; bone, ivory and 
horn wares; and wood and bamboo objects.
    Information about the Act and U.S. implementation of the 1970 
UNESCO Convention can be found at http://exchanges.state.gov/culprop. A 
public summary of the China Request will be posted on the web site.

    Dated: August 26, 2004.
C. Miller Crouch,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 04-20146 Filed 9-2-04; 8:45 am]
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