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came available only in the latter part of 1920 with the 
ve pacification of the country. Meanwhile, however, the 
ent in order to pay for indispensable imports, also to meet 
mal obligations assumed under the peace treaties with the 
iguous states (Esthonia, Latvia, Poland) began to export 
arge quantities, chiefly to Sweden, whence after further 
and stamping, the gold found its way to the United States 
* to other European countries (e. g., Switzerland, France, 
ultimately to the United States. There are no Russian 
wrding the volume of these gold exports, which commenced 
reached their peak’ in 1921 and continued in large volume 
we following year. According to the Swedish official trade 
gold imports from Russia and total gold exports from 
during the three years mentioned were as follows (in 
s of kronor of 26.8 cents each) : 
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Imports of Gold from Russia and Total Exports of Gold from 
Sweden, 1920-1922 
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exports from 
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272,487,000 63,791,000 
670,028,000 934,396,000 
rien. 205,818,000 330,372,000 
Total ifn 1,237,888,000 1,328,559,000 
nt in dollars ....... . . 331,739.000 355,963,000 
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the gold exported from Sweden during these three years, 
000 kronor, or 42.4 per cent of the total exported, went to 
ed States; 433,854,000 kronor, or 32.6 per cent, was shipped 
rerland ; while 21 5,386,000 kronor, or 16.2 per cent of the 
irs’ total, was forwarded to France. Smaller amounts are 
to have been consigned from Sweden ta the Netherlands, 
Jritain, Germany, and Finland. Gold exports (largely coin) 
zerland from Sweden were particularly heavy during 1921 
2. The Swiss figures of gold imports from Sweden for the 
sriod differ but little from corresponding Swedish export 
Most of the gold imported into Switzerland in coin form 
exported to the United States in the shape of bullion so as 
ly formally with the provisions of the American regulations 
>rohibited the official assaying of gold traceable to Russia 
3olshevik control. A small part of the gold thus received 
exported from Switzerland to India. 
Id imports into the United States from Sweden during the 
ears under consideration are shown in the official United 
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