81. Others are buying gold. 82. Portugal and Sweden led the list of neutral countries buying Nazi gold through Switzerland in World War II, the Swiss National Bank said Thursday. 83. Portugal is then alleged to have bought the gold from Switzerland with the cash it had received. 84. Shop owners have complained that few people wanted to buy gold. 85. Switzerland bought Nazi gold and sold the Nazis armaments and other supplies. 86. The AP story said the contracts would require the company to sell gold at below-market prices, possibly buying gold at disadvantageous rates to do so. 87. Thais reported keeping cash on hand in case of emergency and many said they were considering buying gold. 88. Switzerland bought Nazi gold and sold them armaments and other supplies. 89. Switzerland, neutral in World War II, long has been known to have bought German gold or transferred it to other countries during the war. 90. The gold requirement has been cited by the Swiss government as one of the main reasons it bought gold from Nazi Germany during World War II. |