97-13318. Notice of Receipt of Cultural Property Request From the Government of Guatemala

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 98 (Wednesday, May 21, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27835-27836]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-13318]


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UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY


Notice of Receipt of Cultural Property Request From the 
Government of Guatemala

    The Government of Guatemala has submitted a cultural property 
request to the Government of the United States under Article 9 of the 
1970 UNESCO Convention. The request was received on May 13, 1997, by 
the United States Information Agency. The request seeks U.S. protection 
of certain categories of archaeological material and ethnological 
material the pillage of which, it is alleged, jeopardizes the national 
cultural patrimony of Guatemala. In

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accordance with the provisions of the Convention on Cultural Property 
Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 2603 et seq.) the request will be 
reviewed by the Cultural Property Advisory Committee which will develop 
recommendations before a determination is made.

    Dated: May 15, 1997.
Penn Kemble,
Deputy Director, United States Information Agency.
[FR Doc. 97-13318 Filed 5-20-97; 8:45 am]
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