Czechoslovakia: Restitution of Czechoslovak Gold and Settlement of UK Claims against Czechoslovakia

A file of documents concerning the restitution of Czechoslovak gold and the settlement of British claims against Czechoslovakia. Subjects discussed in the file include the signature of an agreement for the repatriation of Czechoslovak gold held by the Tripartite Commission for the Restitution of Monetary Gold; the signature of Anglo-Czechoslovak and American-Czechoslovak agreements concerning the repayment of debts owed by Czechoslovakia; the possibility of a multilateral meeting concerning implementation of the agreements; and arrangements for the U.K. Foreign Secretary, Peter Carington, to transmit powers for the U.K. ambassador to Czechoslovakia, John Rich, to sign the agreements. Other subjects discussed in the file include arrangements for the transfer of the gold to Czechoslovakia; possible mechanisms for the verification of the gold; and Czechoslovak proposals that the gold be insured by the Czechoslovak State Insurance Company. Documents in the file include a copy of the Anglo-Czechoslovak agreement on financial claims.