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G'day List,
This is completely true. I heard about it a couple of
weeks ago. Terry; you ask if meteorites are next?!? Yes they are. The Federal
Police have already seized (literally) tonnes of Nantan too!
Cheers,
Jeff
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 1:35 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Repatriating
Chinese fossils from Australia
Greetings list:
I have been on the list for few years, mostly reading, with an
occasional post. I have read with interest the discussion of meteorite
"ownership" (and the recent Libyan Glass discussions) and all of the scenarios
that go with it. I had always discounted a country taking the time and
spending money to pursue it's meteorites (or fossils) across the globe for
purposes of repatriating them. Until today. A very good
friend in Ireland shared this e-mail from a mutual fossil friend in
Australia that I know (a very good guy dedicated to kids and opening a museum
in his town...not a dealer..). I could not believe what I was
reading. The e-mail was written yesterday to my friend in Ireland by my
friend in Australia, was a "catching up with each other" e-mail, and is
authentic (I know the guy well). I only cut out the relevant
paragraph. I think this is worth considering from a meteoritic
point of view. Interested to hear what others think about this:
"I have been visited by Australian Federal Police Agents that
appeared on my doorstep getting me out of bed early in the morning with a
search warrant. They proceeded to search my house for all chinese fossils
telling me i am in trouble for bringing into the country. Well they took
eleven egg clusters...everything i had....keichosaurs, fish..... i have been
numb ever since. With council making life difficult and expensive with all
their red tape, i tell you my friend i am so close to being finished with
fossils and my dream of a museum.. They have bought so much grief
already.... now to be treated like a real major criminal defies description.
One would think fossils as a hobby is safe... well far from it! They took my
old computer that has all business dealings over the past 5 years on it....
boy does that upset me! To lose all my precious eggs i worked so hard to
get is one of the lowest feelings i have ever known. To think i now have to
get expensive legal representation to defend myself is more than aggravating.
I bought them in via the U.S. starting 5 years ago... there was no restriction
on bringing them into the country... now they have decided its illegal they
are seizing goods bought back anytime after 1987 ~!!!! Its
real Gestapo stuff... one can do nothing but watch while they take what they
like.... one can relate to the feeling of being raped. So i will
be vigorously defending myself in Court and trying with all my means to
retrieve my eggs. Its hard to imagine the Irish government would be so harsh.
Our government is seriously tainted with a real reputation for treating its
citizens with contempt. Seems the Chinese government has asked the Australian
government to return all fossils of theirs in the country ... so our federal
police oblige by raiding peoples homes... outrageous! Imagine the
Chinese goverment responding to an Australian request with such vigour !!!
.... Never....."
Are meteorites next?
Terry
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