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Re:The Koh-i-Noor diamond, and why the British won’t give it... by golem14 on Thursday September 15, 2022 @07:20PM (#32859765)
If it needs to be given away, maybe to a museum belonging to the United Nations? I'm not sure if there are truly extraterritorial museums, though.
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Re:The Koh-i-Noor diamond, and why the British won’t give it... by mattclarkdotnet on Friday September 16, 2022 @12:24AM (#32862055)
A UN museum of escrow might be neat. Here’s all the awesome stuff people are too pigheaded to come to an agreement on, complete with explanations of why.
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Re:The Koh-i-Noor diamond, and why the British won’t give it... by jjeaff on Thursday September 15, 2022 @07:47PM (#32860039)
No, the United Nations does not own museums.
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Re:The Koh-i-Noor diamond, and why the British won’t give it... by alephnerd on Thursday September 15, 2022 @07:52PM (#32860081)
Also, I don't think the Taliban government has been recognized in the UN yet, which makes stuff murkier soverignity wise.
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Re:The Koh-i-Noor diamond, and why the British won’t give it... by kelseyfrog on Thursday September 15, 2022 @08:49PM (#32860556)
whats this? https://www.ungeneva.org/en/knowledge/museum
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