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2024-09-26 16:17:53 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D1EE979F678CA1B8A9EB1964EDF136565E95F49C1CB81AECC89FAF1ED6915844
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Original Note:
The gold bars in question were seized by US forces after having been illegally smuggled out of Baghdad https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2003/5/27/iraq-money-and-gold-retrieved All gold and cash reserves that could be found were returned to the new Iraqi government in 2004, in addition to a transfer of $1.7 billion to cover Iraqi budgets. https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-04-579t
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