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India Requests Return Of Koh-I-Noor Diamond

(N.Z. Press Assn.—Copyright) LONDON, Jan. 12. India has asked Britain to return the Koh-I-Noor diamond which was taken from India and later given by the East India Company to Queen Victoria, a spokesman of the Indian High Commissioner’s office said in London, the “Daily Sketch” reported. The fabulous gem, whose history can be traced back for 600 years, was estimated to be worth £2 million when it was given to the Queen. Today it is believed to be worth five times that amount. It forms the main stone in the Queen Mother’s crown and is on show in the Crown jewels collection in the Tower of London. “The 106-carat jewel, whose name means “Mountain of Light,” was originally bigger, but was cut to improve its beauty. Looted By Persians The spokesman said: “The stone was originally looted from India by the Persians and was regained by the British. We feel it is rightly ours. “We have applied to have it restored to our country so that it can be placed in a national museum in New Delhi.” At the Tower of London a

spokesman said: “I shudder to think of the damage that could be caused to the Queen Mother’s crown by taking the jewel from it.”

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https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19660113.2.89

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Press, Volume CV, Issue 30957, 13 January 1966, Page 8

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India Requests Return Of Koh-I-Noor Diamond Press, Volume CV, Issue 30957, 13 January 1966, Page 8

India Requests Return Of Koh-I-Noor Diamond Press, Volume CV, Issue 30957, 13 January 1966, Page 8

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