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Old April 6th, 2006, 03:20 PM
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The casket, the Nazis, and why the Police came calling at the V & A
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quite intersting, quite interesting...
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I was not able to make the link work.
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Old July 2nd, 2006, 11:33 PM
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David,
The link has since been removed by the news agency, unfortunately.
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What was the story, in a nutshell, please?
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Basically (as far as I actually remember!), it was claimed that a mediaeval casket acquired by the V & A had actually been looted by the Nazis. The Police investigated, but I seem to remember there being no conclusive evidence one way or the other?
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Full story here:
http://www.elginism.com/20060406/391/
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