Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Monetary gold wikileaks - 1976TOKYO16754_b and 1976TOKYO00963_b

"BOJ GOVERNOR MORINAGA AT REGULARLY SCHEDULED PRESS CONFERENCE NOV 10 DENIED PRESS REPORTS THAT JAPAN HAD PURCHASED GOLD THROUGH THE BIS IN CONNECTIONWITH THE LATEST IMF GOLD AUCTION. IN RESPONSE TO A QUESTION ABOUT A REPORT IN THE LONDON FINANCIAL TIMES THAT JAPAN HAD MADE SUCH A PURCHASE, MORINAGA ISSUED WHAT IS INTERPRETED BY THE PRESS AS A CLEAR DENIAL. HE IS REPORTED AS ADDING THAT THE MATTER OF JAPANESE GOLD PURCHASES IS A PROBLEM FOR THE FUTURE AND NOT YET DECIDED. HODGSON"

Source: https://www.wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/1976TOKYO16754_b.html


"1. MIN FIN OHIRA TOLD A LUNCHEON AUDIENCE, JAN 21, THAT AT THE PRESENT TIME THERE IS NO NEED, AND THEREFORE JAPAN HAS NO PLANS, TO BUY GOLD (FROM BIS) THAT IMF WILL BE SELLING. THIS HAS BEEN WIDELY REPORTED IN THE JAPANESE AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE PRESS.

 2. IT IS A REITERATION OF OHIRA'S STATEMENT TO THE PRESS FOLLOWING THE JAMAICA IMF MEETINGS. AT THAT TIME HE WAS ALSO ASKED WHETHER JAPAN WOULD REVALUE ITS GOLD STOCK AS A RESULT  OF THE INTERIM COMMITTEE DECISIONS. ACCORDING TO THE NIHON KEIZAI SHIMBUN OF JAN 11, HE SAID: "WE INTEND TO CHECK INTO THIS. AS FOR THE PROBLEM OF HOW WE SHOULD ASSESS THE GOLD IN THE FORM OF FOREIGN CURRENCY RESERVES, FRANCE, FOR INSTANCE, INTERNALLY ASSESSES THE GOLD AT THE MARKET PRICE. IN THE CASE OF A RPORT TO THE IMF, GOLD IS ASSESSED AT 35 SDR'S PER OUNCE. IN THE FUTURE, JAPAN MAY SHOW ITS FOREIGN CURRENCY RESERVES IN THE FORM OF: (1) SO MANY DOLLARS IN FOREIGN CURRENCIES, AND (2) SO MANY TONS OF GOLD."
SHOESMITH

Source: https://www.wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/1976TOKYO00963_b.html

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