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<p>[QUOTE="Rene_R, post: 9481284, member: 81814"]Yes. They were the property of a pair of Hungarian diamond merchants (Jews, if that matters), who had their office at 8 Broad Street Buildings, London (now the location of Liverpool Street Station). The thief was their clerk, who had entered the transaction in their book, and who was present when the package was sealed. He later took them out of their strong room, resealed the package, and fled from London.</p><p><br /></p><p>The business partnership of his employers had only been established the year before, and it ended just a few months after the robbery, due to debts by one of them. Whether that's relevant, I'm not sure.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Rene_R, post: 9481284, member: 81814"]Yes. They were the property of a pair of Hungarian diamond merchants (Jews, if that matters), who had their office at 8 Broad Street Buildings, London (now the location of Liverpool Street Station). The thief was their clerk, who had entered the transaction in their book, and who was present when the package was sealed. He later took them out of their strong room, resealed the package, and fled from London. The business partnership of his employers had only been established the year before, and it ended just a few months after the robbery, due to debts by one of them. Whether that's relevant, I'm not sure.[/QUOTE]
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