DEPARTMENT OF STATE ISSUES NOTICE: PROPOSAL TO EXTEND EMERGENCY IMPORT RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED ON ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ETHNOLOGICAL MATERIAL FROM AFGHANISTAN

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Department Of State has issued a notice called: Proposal To Extend Emergency Import Restrictions Imposed on Archaeological and Ethnological Material From Afghanistan.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on Aug. 7 by Virginia R. Herrmann, Alternate Designated Federal Officer, Cultural Property Advisory Committee, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.

Summary: Proposal to extend the emergency import restrictions unilaterally imposed by the United States on archaeological and ethnological material from Afghanistan, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2603.

For more information, contact Anashya Srinivasan, Cultural Heritage Center, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs: 202/632-9459; culpr...