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Fleming, Ian

The Diamond Smugglers

Pan, 1964

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Year of publication
1964
Place of printing
London
Author
Fleming, Ian
Publishers
Pan
Edition
Reprint.
Keyword
AFRICA DIAMONDS SMUGGLING ESPIONAGE
Binding description
S
Dust jacket
No
State of preservation
Very Good
Binding
Softcover
Inscribed
No
First edition
No

Description

"The Diamond Smugglers is a non-fiction work by Ian Fleming that was first published in 1957 in the United Kingdom and in 1958 in the United States. The book is based on two weeks of interviews Fleming undertook with John Collard, a member of the International Diamond Security Organization (IDSO), which was headed by Sir Percy Sillitoe, the ex-chief of MI5 who worked for the diamond company De Beers. The IDSO was formed by Sillitoe to combat the smuggling of diamonds from Africa, where, it was estimated, £10 million (£256,494,923 in 2023 pounds[1]) worth of gems were being smuggled every year out of South Africa alone. The book expands upon articles Fleming wrote for The Sunday Times in 1957. Neat tight vintage paperback.[ G328 ]153p. illus. Paper age toned , Name of previous owner on ffep.