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Mr. Craven-Ellis
asked the Secretary of State for War whether the Reichsbank continues to be responsible for monetary mechanism throughout conquered Germany; and will he issue in the Official Report a copy of the latest return of this bank.
Mr. Petherick
The Reichsbank, in present circumstances, has no independent responsibility for monetary matters in Germany, but in common with other German institutions it carries out such orders as are given to it by the occupying authorities. Appended are the latest figures available to me, from the Reichsbank Return for 28th February, 1945.
| RM millions. | |
| Assets | |
| Gold and Foreign Exchange | 77 |
| Bills, cheques and Treasury Bills. | 70,699 |
| Advances | 307 |
| Securities available as cover | 112 |
| Other Securities | 61 |
| Rentenbank Notes | 402 |
| Coin | 5 |
| Other assets | * |
| Liabilities | |
| Reichsbank Notes in circulation. | 55,519 |
| Deposits | 16,419 |
| Other liabilities | * |
| * No information is available as to these figures. | |