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PURCHASE FOR BRITAIN Record Price Paid to Russia TWO YEARS NEGOTIATIONS (By Telegraph—Press Assn—Copyright.) (Received 22, 10,55 a.in.) LONDON, Dec. 21. The price of the Codex Sinaiticus, which has been bought for the British Museum, breaks all records. The negotiations for Its sale have been going on in secret for two years. M. Stalin quickly agreed to the sale, but £lOO,OOO was only half of what the Soviet Government originally asked. A Paris message states that Grand Duke Cyril, the pretender to the throne of the Tsars, says: ‘‘lt is distressing to hear that the manuscript has been sold, but 1 have no legal rights. There is some consolation, however, to see this precious ‘ heirloom of my family going to England.” (Earlier cable appears on page 9).
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 10, 22 December 1933, Page 7
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129BIBLE MANUSCRIPT Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 10, 22 December 1933, Page 7
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