[Federal Register: December 16, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 241)]
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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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