return of materials

Beforehand, the library plans a public appeal for return of materials and will offer a two-week amnesty from Sept. 14 to 26.

Government lawyers prepared a brief on Friday in opposition to the motion filed by lawyers for Mr. Jefferson seeking the return of materials taken from his office.

The Library maintains remote book drops for the return of materials at the Township Halls in Powell, Sands, and Skandia Townships.

The return of materials belonging to the museum was stipulated by order No.654 of the President of Georgia of 2004, along with the completion of building reconstruction.

The museum was founded in 1857 by a private association with the aim of securing the state's cultural heritage, preventing the export of significant materials, and where possible achieving the return of materials previously exported.

Under an accord reached in 1987, the Archivist of the United States, Don W. Wilson, and the chief of the Main Archival Administration of the Soviet Council of Ministers, Fyodor Vaganov,have authorized the return of materials.

The constitutional clash pitting Congress against the executive branch escalated Wednesday as the Republican and Democratic leaders of the House demanded the immediate return of materials seized by federal agents when they searched the office of a House member who is under investigation in a corruption case.