10 E— le 0) sd 2S 1t 0) d .d 18 e rr at J. 5 £ x A e& t i £ ] ? $ 3 z WM § 3 3 i p> 3 —- I o Z N | 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) : oo No ’ te oo a | 1 nk om “ a Imports of Gold from Russia and Total Exports of Gold from Sweden, 1920-1922 Ce — Total gold exports from Sweden (kronor) (kronor) 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 7} 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 E. - ™ 2 er 5 2 ry OD % = — O - i o —1 > ~~] 0 Ay 3 | 20 oo on > oe]