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This month's information come from different reliable
sources and touch on a certain number of important problems of
the econom: bad and domestic situation of Russias
“Yn the economic field, a problem which has puz eled ex :
perts for a long time has been the priblem of Russia's Gold Pro=
uction, With the speacial economic set-up which exists at present
is one of the top sererets of the regime, not easily “answerede
In international trade Russia has enough currency of its own, and
enough income from its exports, to finance ambly its legitimate
trade ang to keep even a surplus ; in foreign currenckes. “his sur
plus and a certain amount of gold of Russian production is then
used for the far-flung political interests of the USSR and for
those secret purchases of critical material, which do not enter
into the legitimate trade channels, but are introduced almost by
fraudulent means, These critical materials later on figure as
imports of, such places as Tangiers, Lebanon, iran, Burmah and other
Similar coun TLIC Se Despite these expenses, the bulk of Russia's
gold is never seen on world markets, is, obviously horded for ulti~
nate motiveg e in recent tines — Statis and Kconemic Obser—
vers have eXpregsed the fear, that this gold would suddenly be
dunped on, thevworld market in order to break the gold price and
hence to/ ‘hate the capitalist market into,a crisis. This observer
does not agree with this idea, since the Americans have enough Tés
rah sg on hand to buy up the whole mass of\ gold which might come
on. the free markets of ‘the worl¢, The ar, are elsewhere : the
ATÓ is horced/in Russia for the sole reas that it is an Íme
portant warere: serve, Since the Soviet nda Medi counts on Indian
neutrality - in dase that war should start bej fore India is fully
communi ned ~ gold would be used to. make perelisive buying on the
Indien and other Asiatic markets, in order to get.all their raw
materials and ‘to deny tue Americans those ame goods, This is the
reason of the reat goid-hoarding action, It is hence of supreme
importance to/imow exactly where and what Jine goa (production of
the USSR is, ‘Here are the facts :
Gold is to fhe — in the USSR in —— ants tien ie three
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