And never mind that the Bank of England knew BIS No.2 contained Czech gold, and that No.17 was held for the German Reichsbank.

FORBES: Yes, Governments Do Steal Gold

For instance, proof of the origin of much of the gold in Swiss banks was provided only a few weeks ago when German Reichsbank records, at first thought lost, were discovered.

ECONOMIST: Switzerland and the Jewish gold

This covered not only money deposited by German Jews in Swiss banks that was never reclaimed, but also bullion of doubtful origin that the Swiss National Bank had bought from the German Reichsbank during the war.

ECONOMIST: Filthy lucre is out, clean lucre is in