Croydon woman who believes she has plan showing site of hidden treasure , may begin search in Hyderabad , India . Mrs M Griffith of East Croydon , possesses what she believes to be the chart of a cache of diamonds , emeralds , rubies and crystals and she is seeking a partner to join her in a search for buried treasure in Hyderbad , India . The chart has descended to her from a former Governor of Hyderbad , to whom the secret was revealed by an Indian tribe grateful for his just and soldierly administration . The code , or the supplementary plan , is written in what appears to be a mix of Egyptian and Turkish . The plans themselves are written in English . They gave the site of the treasure and also what is to be found there and the value appears to be colossal .The actual site given is between 15 and 25 miles south of Tanjore . Photo shows ; Mrs H Griffith at her East Croydon home with her daughter Ursula , aged ten and the treasure map . 17 January 1934 30s, 30's, 1930s, 1930's, thirties, nineteen thirties