[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 2, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 52550]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-21359]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 10907]


Notice of Receipt of Request From the Government of the Republic 
of Turkey Under Article 9 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention on the Means of 
Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of 
Ownership of Cultural Property

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of request.

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SUMMARY: Notice of receipt of request from Turkey for cultural property 
protection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Cohen, Cultural Heritage 
Center, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs: 202-632-6301; 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Government of the Republic of Turkey has 
made a request to the Government of the United States under Article 9 
of the 1970 UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and 
Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of 
Cultural Property. The United States Department of State received this 
request on September 6, 2019. Turkey's request seeks U.S. import 
restrictions on archaeological and ethnological material representing 
Turkey's cultural patrimony. Pursuant to the authority vested in the 
Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, and 
pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2602(f)(1), notification of the request is hereby 
published. A public summary of Turkey's request and information about 
U.S. implementation of the 1970 UNESCO Convention will be available at 
the Cultural Heritage Center website: http://culturalheritage.state.gov.

Marie Therese Porter Royce,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2019-21359 Filed 10-1-19; 8:45 am]
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