[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 241 (Thursday, December 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 70312]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-32662]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 3176]
Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition
Determinations: ``The Dead Sea Scrolls''
AGENCY: United States 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 ), the Foreign Affairs Reform and
Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681, et seq.), Delegation of
Authority No. 234 of October 1, 1999, and Delegation of Authority No.
236 of October 19, 1999, as amended, I hereby determine that the
objects to be included in the exhibition ``The Dead Sea Scrolls,''
imported from abroad for the temporary exhibition without profit within
the United States, are of cultural significance. These objects are
imported pursuant to loan agreements with foreign lenders. I also
determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the
Field Museum, Chicago, Illinois, from on or about March 10, 2000 to on
or about June 11, 2000, 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 exhibit objects, contact Jacqueline H. Caldwell, Attorney-
Adviser, Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State
(telephone: 202/619-5078). The address is U.S. Department of State, SA-
44; 301-4th Street, SW, Room 700, Washington, DC 20547-0001.
Dated: December 8, 1999.
William B. Bader,
Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 99-32662 Filed 12-15-99; 8:45 am]
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