It took only two phone calls – one to the U.S. State Department and the other to Five Friends Casting – to extend her work visa for a full six mon...hs instead of two weeks. The consulate, bless their hearts, listed her occupation as 'actress' and listed her reason for staying in the U.S. as 'seeking educational opportunities not available in Russia'.That gave her time to see if she could find a better way of life in the United States. She had spent a great deal of time on a borrowed computer at. It had been cold, but bright and sunny on Friday, so the evening continued dry and cloudless, with a heavy dew settling almost down to ground level, which froze as a hoar frost on every roof and leafless tree by midnight.Not long past the witching hour, the air raid warnings sounded and we wearily pulled coats over our nightwear and dragged blankets and pillows down to the nearest garden or communal Anderson shelters or underground stations of choice.While we assumed the war of attrition went. Liz,” Kelly said.“Kelly,” Liz said.“Could we talk?” Kelly asked.“Sure,” Liz said as they walked off to the side.“Listen ... uh ... I just wanted to apologise for, well they way I introduced myself,” Kelly said. “I’m definitely not usually like that.”“Yeah. I’m guessing it wasn’t personal,” Liz said.“No,” Kelly said. “When you’re the daughter of a tribal leader you grow up with certain expectations, well, you feel kind of protective of your tribe. Is this making any sense?” Kelly asked.“Actually. Almost 200 tons of pure gold was shipped to the South of France. It was stored in the vaults of the Banque de France.At the start of the Nazi invasion of Belgium on 10 May 1940, only a small fraction of the Belgium gold remained in the Belgium banking system.The speed of the German invasion was so swift that the Banque de France contacted the French Navy to quickly transfer the stored gold from the harbor at Lorient, the nearest seaport, to the United States. The French ship was diverted from.