UPDATED MEDIA ADVISORY: Officials to announce the seizure of the long-lost Rosenberg Diary

***FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY, NOT FOR REPORTING***

UPDATE: Media may now access a listen-only audio feed of the press conference by dialing: 1-800-857-9882 or 1-517-308-9286. Passcode: Rosenberg.

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WILMINGTON, Del. — Federal officials, along with representatives from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, will announce today the seizure of the long-lost "Rosenberg Diary." A close confidant of Adolf Hitler, Alfred Rosenberg was one of the most influential and important members of the Third Reich and of the Nazi Party. Rosenberg was privy to much of the planning for the Nazi racial state, mass murder of the Jewish people, planning and conduct of World War II and the occupation of Soviet territory.

WHEN: TODAY, Thursday, June 13, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. EDT. Pre-set will begin at 10:30 a.m. EDT.

WHO:

• U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director John Morton;
• U.S. Attorney Charles M. Oberly III, District of Delaware; and
• Henry Mayer, senior advisor on archives, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.

WHERE:

ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)
1105 North Market St., Suite 101
Wilmington, Del.

LOGISTICAL INFORMATION: Due to space limitations, only accredited media will be allowed access to the press conference. The Rosenberg Diary will be on display at the HSI office in Wilmington.

B-ROLL: Extensive video/photo b-roll will be available starting at 11:00 a.m. EDT here for download. Instructions for downloading via this website are located here. The b-roll will include:

• Video of the seized Rosenberg diary;
• Historical video/photos of Rosenberg during World War II; and
• An interview with a U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum official on the historical aspects/importance of these documents to the museum.

RSVP: Media are asked to RSVP to Ross.Feinstein@ice.dhs.gov.

About HSI's Cultural Property, Art and Antiquities Program:

HSI plays a leading role in criminal investigations that involve the illegal importation and distribution of cultural property, including the illicit trafficking of cultural property, especially objects that have been reported lost or stolen. The HSI Office of International Affairs, through its 75 attaché offices in 48 countries, works closely with foreign governments to conduct joint investigations, when possible.

HSI's specially trained investigators, assigned to both domestic and international offices, partner with governments, agencies and experts to protect cultural antiquities. They also provide cultural property investigative training to law enforcement partners for crimes involving stolen property and art, and how to best enforce the law to recover these items when they emerge in the marketplace.

Since 2007, more than 7,150 artifacts have been returned to 26 countries, including paintings from France, Germany, Poland and Austria, 15th to 18th century manuscripts from Italy and Peru, as well as cultural artifacts from China, Cambodia and Iraq.

Learn more about HSI cultural property, art and antiquities investigations. Members of the public who have information about suspected stolen cultural property are urged to call the toll-free HSI tip line at 1-866-DHS-2-ICE or to complete its online tip form.

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