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- ↑ "Ny NVE-sjef". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 26 January 1987. p. 12.
- 1 2 3 4 "Erling Diesen 70 år 6. juli" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 19 June 2002.
- ↑ Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Erling Diesen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
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