On Fri, 29 Sep 1995, Henry Crawford wrote:

> >i am doing research about the conflict between wealthy, art/artifact
> >importing nations such as the US and poorer "source" nations such as
> >Turkey or Greece...anyway there is a new international convention open
> >for signatures that would require the return of items to the source
> >nation if the possessor such as a museum or collector could not
> >adequately prove the object isnt stolen or illegally exported...however,
> >if the possessor acquired the item in good faith, compensation will be
> >paid...what i would like is for anyone with significant information about
> >this convention (unidroit) to either tell me or let me know what the
> >source is...in addition, since the convention is sponsered by the United
> >Nations i would like to get an email address for someone involved in
> >UNESCO or the International Council of Museums...finally, the source
> >nations are basing the repatriation argument somewhat on human rights
> >law, if anyone knows of a good source demonstrating this, i would really
> >appreciate being notified about it...sorry for so many requests but the
> >subject is so full of conflict i need to find out as many aspects as
> >possible...thanks for any help
>
>
> "B. Bengs":
> Please identify yourself.   Who are you and where are you.  Sometimes a
> phone call or a letter are better response tools that Email.
>
> Henry B. Crawford
>
> Curator of History
> Museum of Texas Tech University
> Box 43191
> Lubbock, TX  79409-3191
> 806/742-2442
> FAX 742-1136
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>
well, if i am guilty of a faux pas i apologize...my name is:
Brian Bengs - law student
906 Benton Drive #23
Iowa City, Iowa
52246