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Diamond cutting industry, 321, 324, 325 Boycott of South African brilliant?, 239,
240,252 Standardization of assortment and prices, 199, 200, 223, 257-8, 287, 289-90 See also as subdivision under South Africa and names of other countries 'Diamond Cutting Industry Board', 125 Diamond deposits on the coast of Little Namaqualand, quoted, 163 n. 1, 164, 166 Diamond Development Co., 317, 318,
319, 321 Diamond discovery in South Africa, The,
cited, 41 n. 2 Diamond Distributors, 374 u. 46 Diamond industry:
Africa
production 1924-9, 213 Anglo American Corporation, control by, 96-7,
185, 186, 216, 217, 218, 333, 334 n. 16 Boom years, 113, 366 'Combine',
168
Control over production and sale, 17-18, 23 ff. By Anglo American Corporation,
96-7,
18s 186, 216, 217, 218 By De Beers, 182, 185, 188, 189 Need for, 23-5,
45, 135, 148 Principles first enunciated by Rhodes,
17 See also Diamond Syndicate; Diamond Corporation; Diamond Producers' Association Depression, 1872, effect of, on,
75 1907, effect of, on, 59, 60, 63 1927, effect of, on, 218 1929-30,
effect of, on, 28, 45, 220-1, 243 n. 9, 244-6, 267-8, 316, 322 Market
and marketing, 18, 42-3, 45 Buying and selling co., suggestion for,
140-1, 202-14 passim, 225, 227, 229 Currency of sales, 133, 245, 252, 307-8 Post-war currency disorganization,
375-9 Sale of mixed diamonds, 327-8 Separate sales company, suggestion
for, 298, 299, 301, 302 Separation of industrials from gem
stones, 323-4 See also Diamond Syndicate; Diamond Corporation; Diamond Trading Co., Ltd. Organization, statement of, by H.
Oppenheimcr, 26 n. 24 Organization Chart, 25 n. 22 Pooling arrangement, scheme for, 292 and n. 23, 293-4, 297
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Profits used for financing of goldmines, 37, 105, 366
South African alluvial discoveries, effect of, on, 164 ff., 191 ff., 194,
195, 244 Standardization of assortment and
prices, 199, 200, 223, 257, 258, 287,
289-90 World production:
1861-7, 42"3
1911-33, 114
1913-28, 164
1948-59, 367 World sales:
1938-45, 322 n, 9
1945-60, 367-8 World War II, effect of, on, 21-2, 321-2 See also as subdivision under South Africa,
and names of other countries Diamond Information Bureau, 321 Diamond News, quoted, 47 Diamond offices, London, new building
opened, 379-80 Diamond Producers' Association, 25, 293 Agreements, 1934-41, 305-6, 329, 330,
334, 337, 339, 340; 341, 342 December 1942, 339, 356-7, 359-62 Proposals, 347-50
Agreements, 1945/6-1950, 364 n. 35, 365 I950-5, 1955-60, 26 n. 24, 365 n. 36
Deed of constitution, 330
Formation of, 304-5
South Africa— Alluvial diamond fields, purchases in, 338-40
See also Producers, and the names of individual South African diamond producers Diamond Producers Industrial Diamond
Research Organization, 320 Diamond Purchasing and Trading Co.,
2611. 24, 365, 375 n. 48 Diamond Realization Co., 315 Diamond Regie of South West Africa,
65, 70
Antwerp syndicate, relations with, 69
Diamond Syndicate, relations with, 24,
69,
73-4 Producers, agreement with, 73-4, 119 Diamond Research Laboratory,
Johannesburg, 316 11, 4, 382 Diamond Syndicate, 16, 17, 24, 49, 52,
54-6, 59 Alluvial diamond fields, interest in, 168,
177,
178, 179, 213 Anglo American Corporation, membership of, 26, 27, 129,
131, 132, 134-8, 143, 146 Expulsion, 146 ff., 150-1, 157
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