SOVIET GOLD PRODUCTION AND RESERVES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP66B00403R000100170066-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 29, 2005
• Sequence Number: 66
• Publication Date: January 28, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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Soviet Gold Produetion .d R2ee
1. The various estimates of Soviet gold production and reserves
quoted by the Legislative Reference Service in their 21 November 1963
memorandum are an accurate reflection of estimates appearing in open
source publ.ication2. As the memorandum correctly suggests, these esti<
vary widely because of the nature of the source material used.
CIA estimates of Soviet production of gold for each year since
1955 and the level of reserves at the end of each year of thi* period
Yep
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
nee.
below. Figures are in million of US dollars %ct. 35_: d t ors
Sales
121
70
11'
154
119
124
82
132
303
13T
125
147.
310
156
210
175
4oo.500
/CIA
28 January 1964
3,o44
2, 965
21 0
2,5o4
2,473
2,26T
2,1T0
11800-1,900
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