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Britain Pledges to Help Sierra Leone Stamp Out Illegal Diamond Trading

HeadlineJan 14, 2000

Britain yesterday pledged to help Sierra Leone stamp out illegal diamond trading, which has led to international calls for a boycott of gems from the war-battered west African nation.

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