| Level | Item |
| Creator Name | Gold and Foreign Exchange Office (G&FE) |
| Reference Number (click to see whole series/group) | C43/27 |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Title | EXCHANGE EQUALISATION ACCOUNT (EEA) |
| Date | 7 Feb 1940 - 30 Jul 1942 |
| Description | Includes, note on the position of the fund in Sep 1939; hand written background memo on the establishment of the Exchange Equalisation Account (EEA); correspondence concerning insurance cover and HM Treasury shipments; correspondence concerning the shipping (movements) of HMT gold from South Africa to the United States (US) in order to cover 'requirements'; floating debt; draft of memo on the UK reaching theoretical bankruptcy; HMT's gold and US dollar reserves (given in pounds sterling) from the end of 1940 to end Sep 1941; summaries of shipments of gold since the outbreak of WWII at HMT's risk (provides locations between which the vessels sailed and type of vessels, either liners or naval); correspondence concerning UK gold movements and locations (1942); American Viscose deal - Sterling settlement. |
| Original Reference | FE61v4 |
| Keyword | Second World War; World War Two; WWII |