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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
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(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
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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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