Washington, Apr. 15.
Final decision in the case of the famous Nassak diamond, weighing 78 carats, is due to be rendered by the Court of Customs Appeals.
This stone was originally obtained by the East India Company from temple in the town of Nassak. Later, the Marquis of Westminster. possessed it, following which it was lost to the public eye for many years.
An American jeweller imported It recently, duty free, as a "work of art" because of the beauty of its cutting.
Other jewellers opposed this duty-free decision on the ground of une fair discrimination. They pointed out that it was the work of artisans and that it was possible to cut and make many costly settings which were-actually artistic but which had not in other cases been construed to be such as to render the jewellery exempt from duty—United Press.
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