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The following story appeared on Interfax. --ECW
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Nov 13 2007 12:39PM
Christie's withdraws reportedly stolen Russian archives from auction
MOSCOW. Nov 13 (Interfax) - Christie's auction house has withdrawn from
trading 41 documents the Russian cultural legacy oversight service
Rosokhrankultura suspects of having been stolen.
"Lots 257 and 278, which together comprise 41 documents, have been withdrawn
from the auction of valuable Russian books and manuscripts scheduled for
November 29 at the request of Rosokhrankultura," Anna Belousova, a
representative of Christie's Russia, told Interfax on Tuesday