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To: kumar who wrote (219914)	2/21/2007 12:58:05 AM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

I think India's railway system was worth more than the diamond. Yes, India's railways nationalized/confiscated: en.wikipedia.org The diamond was acquired in a fair deal: en.wikipedia.org Acquired as part of the Treaty of Lahore. I must have viewed the diamond as part of my travels in 1974 in the Tower of London, though I don't recall it specifically [there were bunches of diamonds and stuff in the crown jewels]. Maybe Britain should swap the railways and some airports in India for the diamond. Mqurice