An audit wouldn’t take much effort. A few investigators with a clipboard and a device to test the purity bars - that’s all you’d need.
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You are mistaken. Much written about what a Full Assay Audit to industry standards entails. Then records must be examined ( Federal Reserve and Treasury) to see how much has been “ encumbered “- leased out.
Most familiar with full audits state a full assay of Ft Knox alone would take ( they hold only about 4,000 tons) at least 18 MONTHS and that doesn’t include Denver, New York or West Point depositories or tracking down lease agreements ( if there are any).
Best you let the professionals take care of the audit.
I guess I’m missing something here. Forget about lease agreements, and such. I just want to know how much gold is in Fort Knox and other depositories. In a free country that shouldn’t be a state secret.
I can’t see why that would be a difficult undertaking. As I mentioned earlier, all it would take is a few investigators, a clipboard, and a device to test the purity of the gold bars. Maybe randomly test one bar out of every ten.
Now let’s say the numbers don’t match. Then it’s time to bring in the experts, people who can trace paper trails to see where the missing gold went.