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US-Greek Bilateral Cultural Property Agreement Signed
. The US State Department has announced the signature of a bilateral cultural property agreement with Greece in the spirit of Article 9 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Cultural Property. The list of Greek antiquities designated as protected under this latest US cultural property MOU will be announced shortly.
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Problems with Understanding Plain English in the US State Department
.The US State Department in "implementing" the 1970 UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Cultural Property tells Cyprus to get tough on metal detectorists allegedly ... Read Post
Derek Fincham on Articles 7, 8 and 9 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention
.Derek Fincham claims that "some accounts" of the bilateral cultural property agreement between the US and Greece might lead to what he calls "misaprehensions" of what the 1970 UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preve... Read Post
Bring out the Clowns
.The US is considering renewing the bilateral cultural property agreement with Cyprus pursuant to the US being a state party to the 1970 UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Tra... Read Post