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Article: Yamashita's gold hoard.(Romeo V. Pefianco)
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- Manila Bulletin
- Article date:
- August 12, 2006
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THE excavations and search nationwide for the alleged treasure chests buried by General Tomoyuki Yamashita indicate despair of diggers and optimism (or greed) of the financiers.
(Editor's note: The search for Yamashita's gold started in 1945 and is still going on costing millions as noted by the author.)
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