Russia - Soviet Union
Oct. 10, 1980 - Multi Billion dollar treasure to be used for World Peace: Treasure estimated at many billions of Dollars is in the process of being recovered from the Soviet battle cruiser Admiral Nakhimov sunk off the Japanese island of Tsushima 75 years ago will be donated entirely to help world peace and to prevent war on a global scale Mr. Ryeichi Sasakawa, President of the Japanese company currently engaged in raising the treasure confirmed in London today. He attended a press conference to announce hai forthcoming biography to be published by Pergamon Press on a non profit making basis. Photo shows Mr. Robert Maxwell, Chairman of Pergamon and Mr. Ryoichi Sasakawa, holding some of the platinum Ingota raised from the Czarist battle cruiser Admiral Nakhimo during the press conference today
