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This one is a bit different. It's WWII history concerning British gold, Fort Knox, the cash & carry policy and Operation Fish. Interesting and a nice bump for the thread.
Fort Knox & Secret WW2 British Gold
Feb 25, 2025
If President Trump audits Fort Knox, the famous US gold depository, he will probably finds thousands of gold bars dating from WWII - the results of a secret operation ordered by Winston Churchill to ship Britain's entire bullion reserves to the US to pay for American aid for Britain's costly war effort. Operation Fish is not well-known, but its importance to the history of Britain was critical, particularly to its...
I thought they said, "Give us back our cabbage rolls!"The post about was about British gold in WWII. The one is about Polish gold in WWII.
Give Us Back Our Gold! The 80-Year Journey of Poland's WWII Bullion
Mar 6, 2025
Here is the almost unknown and almost unbelievable story of how Poland's gold bullion was saved from the Germans and sent on a long and perilous journey to safety, until 80 years later it was finally secretly repatriated to Poland.
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Is rice a big part of Polish cooking?
The more time goes by the less likely it is to happen IMO. Seems like this would have been a very easy task. Fly someone out, open up the vaults and let them have a look. Bring in some media for a photo op and done deal.Thread was started in February. Is this still gonna happen?
They should.mint new coins from that gold. Mint the whole Liberty and Indian series. I would.pay a.premium for those especially in high relief.Rumor has it, a lot of those bars are .900 fine gold made of melted down US gold coins...but getting a real audit, nope.
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Sponsored by Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY), Troy Nehls (R-TX), Addison McDowell (R-NC), and Warren Davidson (R-OH), the Gold Reserve Transparency Act (H.R. 3795) would require a full assay, inventory, and audit of all United States gold holdings.
Importantly, H.R. 3795 will also require full disclosure of all transactions involving America’s gold, including any purchases, sales, loans, pledges, leases, swaps, and other encumbrances, dating back 50 years. Such activities have not been publicly disclosed.
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Representative Thomas Massie announces the introduction of H.R. 3795, the Gold Reserve Transparency Act of 2025, legislation requiring the Comptroller General to conduct and publicly release a full audit of gold reserves held by the United States. The Comptroller General's audit will include gold held in "deep storage" locations such as Fort Knox, Kentucky.
"Americans deserve transparency and accountability from the institutions that underpin our currency," said Rep. Thomas Massie. "In February, President Trump said 'We're going to Fort Knox. . .to make sure the gold is there.' The Gold Reserve Transparency Act of 2025 will provide the full disclosure President Trump seeks and the American public deserves."
The Gold Reserve Transparency Act of 2025 further requires the Comptroller General to conduct subsequent audits of the nation's gold reserves every five years. In addition, the Comptroller General is instructed to report on the sufficiency of measures currently in place to ensure the physical safety of the gold reserves, to provide a full accounting of encumbrances against the gold reserves, and to document any sales, purchases, disbursements, or receipts over the past 50 years that have affected the gold reserves.
Rep. Massie's legislation is cosponsored by Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH), Rep. Addison McDowell (R-NC), and Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX).
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(a) IN GENERAL .—The Comptroller General of the United States shall contract with a qualified, independent, third-party, external auditor to conduct and complete, not later than nine months after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 5 years thereafter—
(1) a full assay, inventory, and audit of all gold reserves, including any gold in ‘‘deep storage’’, of the United States at the place or places where such reserves are kept;
(2) an analysis of the sufficiency of the measures taken to ensure the physical security of such reserves;
(3) a full accounting of any and all encumbrances, including those due to lease, swap, or similar transactions presently in existence or entered into at any time during the past 50 years with respect to the gold reserves;
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The Sun is happy to endorse the legislation introduced in the House in respect of America’s gold. The measure — the Gold Reserve Transparency Act — would create an audit of gold held at Fort Knox and other sites where America’s monetary metal is supposed to be stored. It’s the latest measure inspired by the work of Congressman Ron Paul, when he was a member of the lower chamber.
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