Letter from the Sultan of Sulu &
                          Sabah - a small, gas-rich sultanate located next to
                          Brunei on Borneo.  The letter
                          identifies a gold bullion account held by Westpac
Bank, Melbourne, under the reference code
                          "Republic of the Philippines."  Note
                          that the amount of gold involved was 30,000 metric
                          tonnes.  In fact this is only about a third of
                          the gold bullion held by Westpac, according to other
                          papers in this author's possession.  It is not
                          hard to conclude that the Sultan was acting as trustee
                          on behalf of others.  

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