London, May 26.
Mr. I. J. Albery (Conservative) Jdcelared in the House of Commons to-day that gold bars to the value }of £000,000 had been deposited in England on behalf of the Soviet Government.
Asked whether the Government had any information tending to show that the Soviet intended to utilise this fund to re-establish the jeredit of Russia, with a view to making trade with Russia again possible on an ordinary commercial basis, Lieut.-Col. Walter Guinness (Pinaneial Secretary to the Treasury) said he understood that gold to the amount named had been sold by a broker to the Bank of England in the ordinary course of business last week. He had no special in-{formation with regard to the source of the: gold-or the use to winch the proceeds of the sale would be put.—Reuter.
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