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THE IMPERIAL GEMS. (By Telagraph—Preiw Vssn.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, June 18. The Times's Berlin correspondent reports that strange stories of a mysterious fund of diamonds worth a fabulous sum held in reserve in case of a sudden Soviet collapse and the flight of the leaders have been current in Russian circles. It was said that diamonds weighing more than ten pounds were stored in the Moscow Kremlin, though the exact location was changed from time to time and was known only to members of the political bureau of the Communist party. TRANSFERRED TO GERMANY. ARRANGEMENTS FOR SALE. BERLIN, June 18. A newspaper now gives some details of the fund and declares that at regular intervals couriers carrying travelling bags bearing the seals of the Commissariat of Foreign Affairs arrived at the Berlin Bolshevik headquarters where the contents of the bags were transferred to a large safe. Recently several German jewellers were invited to sort out and weigh the stones, with the result that the weight of the diamonds and the Hiding place became known. The weight exceeds 30 pounds. Many of the stones are of great beauty, and have been recognised as belonging to the Imperial family. M. Krestinsky has been entrusted with the disposal of the jewels and has established agencies in New York. Paris, London and other centres.
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Southland Times, Issue 18972, 20 June 1923, Page 5
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225THE SOVIET Southland Times, Issue 18972, 20 June 1923, Page 5
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