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FYI from the ALA Council listserv<br>
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<td>[alacoun] FW: Message From IRC Chair Beverly Lynch to ALA
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<td>Thu, 2 Oct 2008 11:11:23 -0400</td>
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<td>Lois Ann Gregory-Wood <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:lgregory@ala.org"><lgregory@ala.org></a></td>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">I am
forwarding the following
message from Beverly Lynch, ALA-IRC chair.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Lois Ann<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";"> Michael
Dowling <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 02, 2008 10:08 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Lois Ann Gregory-Wood<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Message From IRC Chair Beverly Lynch to ALA Council List<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Subject: U.S. Senate Ratifies Hague Convention of
1954<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">I am pleased to
tell the ALA
Council and other interested parties that the U.S. Senate, on September
25, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">gave its advice and
consent to
ratification of the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of
Cultural
Property in the Event of Armed Conflict. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">“The United States
now
joins 121 other nations in becoming a party to this historic treaty
which
establishes the principles for protecting cultural sites, monuments and
collections during both armed conflict and military occupation. By
taking this
significant step, the United States demonstrates its commitment to the
preservation of the world’s cultural, artistic, religious and historic
legacy” <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://uscbs.org/news/?p=70">http://uscbs.org/news/?p=70</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">ALA is a member of
the United
States Committee of the Blue Shield, which worked hard on this issue
with
several other organizations. Robert S. Martin is ALA’s
representative on the Blue Shield. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">ALA has advocated
for the
U.S. government to join the Convention after the invasion of Iraq.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/iro/awardsactivities/resolutionlibrariesiraq.cfm">http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/iro/awardsactivities/resolutionlibrariesiraq.cfm</a><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Beverly Lynch<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Chair<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">ALA International Relations Committee<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p
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L. Sager<br>
Library East, Cataloging<br>
Portland State University<br>
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503-725-8169<br>
503-725-5799<br>
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