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Article: WFDB and IDMA presidents meet at first ever gathering in India: on the agenda of the presidents meeting were the 'WFDB Mark," the relationship of the WFDB and IDMA with the CRJP, rough diamonds from Cote D'Ivoire, and the U.S. Patriot Act.
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- December 1, 2005
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The Taj Palace and Towers Hotel, the site of the November 2005 Presidents Meeting of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) and the International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA), is a testament to India's British colonial past. Opened in 1903, the structure is an architectural gem that combines Moorish, Oriental and Florentine styles. Looking over the Arabian Sea, it is nestled alongside Mumbai's most famous landmark, the Gateway of India, which was built to celebrate the visit to India of King George V and Queen Mary in December 1911. Appropriately, the hotel was witness to the last British troops to leave India on February 28, 1948, as the First ...
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