[mgconde]

It was really amazing to read on the webpage MIBAC 23-11-2006 "Rassagna Stampa" a list of nearly 30 Italian & English language news articles regarding sad news of the Getty Museums refusal to return the “ALL” of the stolen Italian artifacts requested by Minister Rutelli and the MIBAC and the Italian government, etc.

1. MIBAC 22-11-2006, CONFERENZA STAMPA SUL GETTY MUSEUM =
http://www.beniculturali.it/news/comunicati/dettagliocomunicati.asp?Id=2324


2. MIBAC 23-11-2006 =

http://rassegnastampa.beniculturali.it/Rassegnanew/

3. La Repubblica, 23-11-2006, Rutelli contro il Paul Getty Museum "Non possono esporre opere rubate" =

http://www.repubblica.it/2006/11/sezioni/spettacoli_e_cultura/getty-museum-polemiche/parla-rutelli/parla-rutelli.html

4. La Repubblica, 23-11-2006, Copy of letter 20-11-2006, from Museum Director Brand to Min. Rutelli. =

http://download.repubblica.it/pdf/rutelli.pdf

Personally, I think the former Italian Ministers of Culture and the Italian government have not done enough legally, to make the Director of the Getty Museum to comply with the UNESCO laws and the Italian laws concerning returning of stolen artifacts to Italy.

Min. Rutelli, and the Italian government now needs to act diplomatically and economically to make Getty return the stolen artifacts, as well as recover the cost of legal fee’s the Mibac and the Italian Government has had to spend on the ongoing trial of former curator of Marion True and the Getty Museum proceeding!

1. Begin a publicity campaign to inform Italian related organizations here in the USA to bring this issue to the attention of US. Congress, Italian-Americans and the American people to a make them aware of the arrogance and refusal of the Getty Museum to return the stolen artifacts to Italy.
2. For “ALL” Americans traveling to Italy increase the fee’s to entrance archaeological & cultural sites, museums!
3. For all American academic institutions (i.e the American Academy in Rome) and American Universities from the USA conducting archaeological & cultural research in Italy, have them pay a 3% administration or research fee.
4. Inform Italian citizen traveling to the USA to boycott and not to visit the Getty Museum or related organizations affiliated with the Getty museum.

Martin G. Conde
Washington DC, USA
mgconde@yahoo.com