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Extract of the 49th sessionof the International Olympic CommitteeAthens, Hotel Grande-Bretagne, May 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th 1954

Chairman : Mr. Avery Brundage, PresidentProcès-verbal : Drafted from registered records

Liste of Presence:Executive Commission : Mr. Avery Brundage, President. Mr. Armand Massard, Vice-President

Members :MM. Lord Burghley. S. E. Mohamed Taher. S. A. R. le Prince Axel. Sr. Miguel A. Mœnck

MEMBERS OF I.O.C.

Mr. Angelo BolanakiDr. José Ferreira SantosS.A. le Duc Adolphe-Frederic

de MecklenbourgMr. Thomas FearnleyLord AberdareDr. Karl Ritter von HaltComte Paolo Tahon di RevelSir Arthur Porritt

GrèceBrésil

AllemagneNorvègeGr.-BretagneAllemagneItalieN.-Zélande

S.A. le Prince RégnantFrançois-Joseph de Liechtenstein

Mr. J. W. Rangell FinlandeBaron de Trannoy BelgiqueProf. Dr. J.G.A. Gruss Tchécoslov.S.A.R. le Prince Jean

de Luxembourg LuxembourgMr. Jean Ketseas GrèceMajor Albert Mayer SuisseBrigadier General C.-F. Pahud

de Mortanges Hollande

Dr. José PontesMr. R.-W. SeeldrayersMr. A. Sidney DawesMr. Stanko BloudekMr. Bo EkelundProf. Jerzy LothProf. Ferenc MezöMr. Erick von FrenckellMr. John-Jewett GarlandMr. M.-O. Ditlev-Simonsen Jr.Dr. Ryotaro AzumaPrince Pierre de MonacoMr. Const. AndrianowComte de BeaumontLord LukeMr. Lewis LuxtonDr. G. de StefaniCheik G. GemayelLord KillaninMr. Alexei Romanov

PortugalBelgiqueCanadaYougoslavieSuedePologneHongrieFinlandeU.S.A.NorvègeJaponMonacoU.R.S.S.FranceGr.-Bret.AustralieItalieLibanIrlandeU.R.S.S.

General V. Stoitchev BulgarieDr. J. Bustamente B. VenezuelaMr. J. Gerlein Comelin ColombieGeneral G. Dyrssen SuedeMr. Pedro Ibarra Mac Mahon EspagneMr. Douglas F. Roby U.S.A.

Mr. Brundage opens the Session byextending a hearty welcome to the numerousmembers who took the trouble to travelhere on the occasion of the 60th Anniversaryof the Renovation of the Olympic Games.He reads a message of goodwill sent us bythe Honorary President, Mr. J. SigfriedEdström. As well as this, some membersasked to be excused, a few of them onaccount of illness. He has the pleasure towelcome Mr. Thomas Fearnley who is withus today. He reports that the ExecutiveCommittee has been holding a Conferencewith the Delegates of the InternationalFederations in Lausanne, last week. An-other Conference with the Representativesof the N. O. C. has been held in Athensitself. The discussions which have beenheld during these Conferences have provedto be exceedingly profitable and fruitful.

PROCES-VERBAL OF THE SESSIONAT MEXICO-CITY

The proces-verbal of the 48th Sessionheld at Mexico, has been sent to all themembers, last year. It is ratified.

COMPOSITION OF THE I. O. C.It is confirmed that the fundamental

Charter of our general Rules remains inforce, namely that the members of the I. O. C.are the ambassadors of the Committee intheir own countries. and not the Delegatesrepresenting their respective countries atthe I. O. C. On the other hand, the I. O. C.is free to elect its members as it chooses.With regard to the number of its members,the President estimates that it should belimited to 70 or 80 at the maximum, as itis impossible to produce good work in anassembly that is too large.

A lengthy debate on this topic ensues,the following speakers are taking part inthe debate : Mr. Sydney Dawes (Canada),Count Thaon de Revel (Italy), Lord Burghley(Great Britain), Albert Mayer (Switzerland),Armand Massard (France), Prince Axel ofDenmark, Mr. von Frenckell (Finland), Mr.Bolanaki (Greece), Lord Killanin (Ireland),Mr. Romanov (U.R.S.S.), Ferreira-Santos(Brazil), Mr. Seeldrayers (Belgium), Sir A.Porritt (New-Zealand), Mr. Andrianow (U.S.S.R.).

In future, the I. O. C. will be representedin the various countries by one to twomembers at the most. The countries whichhave 3 members at the present time willretain them but the third member will notbe replaced.

K N O W L E D G E O F L A N G U A G E S . — It isdecided that in future, the newly electedmembers of the I. O. C. will require to havean adequate knowledge of French or Englishor of both languages. Following Mr. Andria-now (U. S. S. R.)’s request, it is-decided thatthe present members who are not conversantwith these two languages will be given thepossibility to be assisted by an interpreter.

DOMICILE OF THE MEMBERS. — It is decidedthat infuture, a member can be elected onthe condition that he resides in the countryhe represents.

MEMBERS CHANGING THEIR NATIONALITIES.— The article II of the Statutes is maintainedinto force by 28 votes against 8.

CIRCULAR-LETTERS. — T h e A s s e m b l yunanimously approves the system of sendingregular circular-letters aiming at keepingthe members informed on the work accom-plished by the E. C.

SUB-COMMITTEES. — The assembly endorsesthe President’s proposal concerning theappointment of sub-committees entrustedwith the task to study, at any time. Theimportant problems which may presentthemselves.

P R O C E S - V E R B A L . — It is decided that thedebates will be drafted from registered recordsin order to give us an exact rendering of theminutes of the meetings, with full particulars.

I N F O R M A T I O N S T O T H E P R E S S . — T h einformations to the Press will be conveyedby the President only.

QUORUM AT THE SESSIONS. — It is decidedto raise the quorum which at the presenttime, according to Rule no 19 amounts to15, to the number of 19 (Amendment ofRule 19).

HONORARY MEMBERS. — It is decided thata member must have attended at least 10Sessions before he can qualify to be anhonorary member (Amendment of Ruleno 10).

P O S T A L V O T E . — It is decided to amendarticle 20 of the Statutes as follows : ... Ifthe number of replies is not inferior to 35(Instead of 15).

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AMENDMENT OF RULE 21. — As an adjunc-tion to this rule, it is stipulated that 25members at least ‘must have voted in favourof the amendment.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. — It is decided toraise the number of the members of the E. C.to 7 instead of 6. On the other hand, Mr.Mayer (Switzerland) makes the suggestionaiming at electing the Executive Committeefor a period of 6 years instead of 4. Themotion is put to the vote with the followingresult : it is decided to maintain the statuquo by 21 votes against 12.

F I N A N C E S . — The financial commissions’report is approved of. (This report hadbeen submitted to all the members prior tothe Session.)

MELBOURNE GAMES

The President declares that prior todiscussing the report introduced by theGames’ Organizing Committee of the XVIthOlympiad, he desires to hear Baron deTrannoy, President of the equestrian I. F.,he proceeds to give a reading of his report(Annex no 2).

Mr. Bolanaki (Greece) states that all heis going to say concerning the equestriansports will in no way alter the situation.Nevertheless, he requests that the follow-ing minutes should be reported in theproces-verbal : “Mr. Bolanaki (Greece)motions that the equestrian sports shouldtake place in Melbourne, in order to infringeonly article 30 of our Statutes, for, if weattribute them to another town, we shallcommit the infringement of two articlesof our Fundamental Principles and violate13 articles of our Statutes and Regulations.”

“He also demands that the following pointshould be cleare dup : in future. are wegoing to retain a Charter with the Fundamen-tal Principles established by Pierre de Cou-bertin, or are we to have only Statutes andRules ? In the last case. it will be necessaryto delete the title ‘Fundamental Principles’ ”

Mr. Bolanaki resumes the topic of theequestrian sports, saying that there are tworesponsible parties for this state of affairs :foremost the Organizing Committee of theMelbourne Games which, since 1949 has failedto bring to our notice the existence of the lawof quarantine for horses, then our E. C. whichhas infringed the article 14 of our Rules,when it admitted that the Organizing Com-mittee was in the right when it had violatedour Statutes by refusing to admit the protestsof the I. E. F.

Lord Burghley disagrees entirely with Mr.Bolanaki, while saying that, if errors havehappened in the past, it is our duty to facethe future with confidence and to makegood our losses. We can quite well conferthe equestrian sports on another town, thiswill necessitate an alteration of our Ruleswhich can be effected by obtaining a majorityof 2/3 rd. To an exceptional case except-

ional measures must be applied. It is of nouse to quote at random such or such phrasewhich is supposed to have been said atMexico-City. We possess a proces-verbalwhich is a faitful reproduction of every-thing that has been said. We know that ourAustralian Colleagues have pledged theirword and that they have done everythingin their power to obtain satisfaction for us,but their efforts have failed. They havegiven us their assurance that they are proceed-ing with their work. and are striving to theirutmost to give us satisfaction. On thestrength of these facts, the I. O. C., at itsSession in Mexico, passed a vote of confidencewhich was unanimous but for one exception,if I am not mistaken, the vote of GeneralStoitchev (Bulgaria). The City of Melbournehas spent considerable sums on the organiz-ation of the Games, We cannot thereforetake a decision today, which would beprejudicial to the whole country. LordBurghley puts forward the motion, inconclusion, that the Games should be retainedin Melbourne, while begging our Australianfriends to forego the project of organizingthe equestrian events. In this way wecould entrust this task to another townwhich can be chosen at this Session. Thefollowing speakers take part in the debate :Mr. Seeldrayers (Belgium), Armand Massard(France), Mohamed Taher (Egypt), GeneralStoitchev (Bulgaria), Lewis Luxton (Australia),Baron de Trannoy (Belgium), Sir ArthurPorritt (New-Zealand), Romanov (U.S.S.R.),Angelo Bolanaki (Greece) and Prince Axelof Denmark.

In conclusion, Lord Brundage congratulatesall the orators for the true sportsman likefashion in which they expressed their opin-ions. He sums up the position and givesfurther details on the fact’s as they happenedsince 1949, which marks the year whenthe Games have been attributed to thecity of Melbourne. He lays emphasis onthe fact that the F. E. I. is in no way respons-ible for this situation and should not haveto bear the consequences which result fromthe law of quarantine. At our LausanneConference with the I. F., the latter wereunanimous in recommending to the I. O. C.that the equestrian events should be heldin another town.

The President asks the members to recordtheir vote on Lord Burghley’s proposalregarding the transfer of the equestrianevents to another town. Results : 30 votesin favour of Lord Burghley’s proposal. 13votes against. 1 abstention.

Report on the Organizing Committee of theMelbourne Games

Each member having received a printedreport from the Melbourne Organizing Com-mittee, Mr. Lewis Luxton (Australia) limitshimself to a brief comment on the report.

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REPORT OF THE ORGANIZING COM-MITTEE OF THE 7TH WINTER OLYM-

PIC GAMES AT CORTINA

Count Thaon de Revel (Italy) who distri-buted a report written in three languages toall the members, proceds to comment itbriefly. He mentions a request lodged bythe Skiing International Federation to theeffect of adding two events to the skiingcompetitions, namely the 30 km. long distancerace-for men; and the 3 x 5 km. relay racefor women. This demand is founded onthe fact that these events appear on theI. S. F.’s Programme, and that this Federa-tion looks upon the Olympic Games asbeing the World Championships in theOlympic Years.

Replying to a question from de Rittervon Halt (Germany), Count Thaon de Revel(Italy) says that the Italian Governmenthas decided to grant a subsidy of twohundred million Liri for the improvementof the means of access to the station ofCortina.

On the question of Mr. von Frenckell(Finland), Count Thaon de Revel (Italy)confirms the fact that the living expensesof an athlete will not exceed 6 Dollars perday.

OFFICIAL BULLETIN OF THE I. O. C.

The commission of the Bulletin, presidedby Mr. Albert Mayer (Switzerland), drafteda report which has been distributed to eachmember.

To an overwhelming majority, the mem-bers agreed to the second proposition andthe resolution is carried that in future, theBulletin shall be published only 4 timesper year.

OLYMPIC AWARDSFollowing the adjunctions of the commis-

sion, presided by Mr. F. Pietri (France), theI. O. C. has agreed to bestow the followingawards for the year 1954 :

1. Olympic Cup : The Federal School ofsport and gymnastics Macolin (Switzerland).

2. Olympic Diploma : no candidate pro-posed, no attribution.

3. Fearnley Cup : Paris University Club.4. Mohamed Taher Cup : Mr. Adolphe

Jaureguy (Ex-rugby player (France).)

F L A G F O R T H E W I N T E R G A M E S

The President points out that the townof Oslo has offered a regulation flag for useat the Winter Olympic Games. The assem-bly decides that this flag is to be recognizedofficially, in the same way than the onein use at the Summer Games. In future. aceremony similar to the one celebrated ‘atthe Summer Games shall take place on theoccasion of the celebration of the WinterGames this measure will be applied fromthe Cortina Games onwards.

RESERVED SEATS ON THE STADIUM

It is decided that the stands A, B, C,reserved respectively for the members ofthe I. O. C., the N. O. C. and the I. F. areto be adjacent. Furthermore, a motor parkshall be reserved for their own use andthey will be provided with a police pass.

DISTRIBUTION OF MEDALS TO THEATHLETES OF TEAM SPORTS

An open debate on this topic ensues. Thefollowing speakers take part in the discussion :Mr. Brundage, Lord Burghley, General Dyrs-sen (Swede), Albert Mayer (Switzerland).von Frenckell (Finland), Bolanaki (Greece);Seeldrayers (Belgium) and Dr. Gruss (Czecho-Slovakia). Resolution : Only the finalistsare entitled to a gold medal, the otherathletes who have participated to the semi-finals or in preliminary heast are only toreceive a diploma.

BONACOSSA’S TROPHY

Count Thaon de Revel (Italy) recalls whathe said at Mexico last year, concerning theoffer of a trophy in solid silber featuringthe Roman she-wolf on a marble pedestal.This trophy is to be presented by the ItalianOlympic Committee and by the family ofthe late Count Bonacossa. This trophy,according to the regulations affecting theconditions required for its attribution, willbe bestowed by the I. O. C., every year, onthe most deserving N. O. C. A reproductionin miniature will be presented for keep tothe winner. The Assembly acknowledgesthis gift most gratefully ; this trophy willbe awarded from 1955 onwards. (The ruleof this Trophy is published in this Bulletin.)

REPORT OF THE COMMISSION ONTHE REDUCTION OF THE GAMES

PROGRAMME

The President mentions that the commis-sion in charge of this problem, has studiedit for almost two years. It has consultedthe N. O. C. and the I. F. and it is now in aposition to present certain adjunctions atthis Session: These proposals have beenaccepted by the I. F. and the N. O. C. whenthey held their respective Conferences withthe E. C., just recently. Certain provisionscan be put into effect at once, while othersmust be kept for the future.

Mr. von Frenckell, President of the com-mission which includes also Mr. Bo Ekelund(Sweden) and Albert Mayer (Switzerland),proceeds with the comment on the reportat great length. Generally speaking, theproposed reductions apply to the SummerGames only. A debate follows and thefollowing orators take part in the discussion :Mr. Mautner von Markhof (Austria), LewisLuxton (Australia), Lord Killanin (Ireland),

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General Stoitchev (Bulgaria), Bolanaki (Greece),Seeldrayers (Belgium), Ritter von Halt (Ger-many), Bustamente (Venezuela) and LordBurghley (Great-Britain). Resolution adop-ted : In the class of team sports such asfootball, basketball and field-hockey, 16teams only are entitled to compete in theGames, they must be entered the day prev-ious to the opening of the Games. Thepreliminary heats will not form an integralpart of the actual Games, they will be organ-ized by the I. F.

TWO MEDALS FOR THE SAMEWINNER IN ONE PERFORMANCE

The commission recommends that twomedals should not be awarded for the oneperformance when the latter is classified inan individual event as well as in a teamevent. The following speakers are heard onthe subject : Mr. Bo Ekelund (Sweden),H. R. H. Prince Axel of Denmark and Mr.Albert Mayer (Switzerland).

Resolution adopted : It is unanimouslyagreed to adopt the Commission’s adjunction.

N E W C O M P E T I T I O N S A T T H E X V I T H O L Y M -PIAD. — With regard to the Summer Gamesof the XVIth Olympiad, it is decided thatno new event should be accepted nor anyof the existing ones be exclused (with oneexception : the butterfly stroke for menand women, asked for by the F. I. N. A.with a maximum of 3 entries.)

OFFICIALSIt is decided that the number of the

officials must be reduced according to ascale affecting 40 to 20% of their number,also that the number of the officials of ateam must not exceed the number of athletes.The judges and the umpires are not includedin the number of officials.

TECHNICAL DELEGATES OF THE I . F. — Asalready stipulated in the Rules. the I. F.reserve themselves the right to’ send twotechnical advisers to the town where theGames are to be celebrated a fortnight beforethe opening of the Games. They must not,however, be accompanied by officials suchas inspectors or observers.

PRESS AND BROADCASTING. — It is decidedto allot the maximum quota of 1000 freeseats to journalists. In addition, a maxi-mum quota of 150 seats will be allocated tophotographers, and another of 150 willbe reserved for the films, television andradio operators ; these measures apply tothe Summer Games only.

C O M P U L S O R Y A N D O P T I O N A L S P O R T S . —The list of these sports as well as two demons-trations sports is retained without modifica-tions. New sports can only be consideredas optional sports if practised in at least 20countries, which are affiliated to the corres-ponding I. F. and out of which, at least 12take part in the Games.

DEFINITIVE PROGRAMME OF THE GAMES. —The Organizing Committee must submit itsfinal Programme to the I. O. C. at least twoyears previous to the Games. No alterationmay intervene one year before the Gameswithout the consent of the I. O. C., the I. F.interested and the Organizing Committee.

RESERVES. — It is decided to abolish thereserves in the individual sports only.

JOURNALISTS AND BROADCASTING AT THEWINTER GAMES. — Acting on the proposalof Count Thaon de Revel (Italy), it is decidedthat the maximum quota of free seats allotedto journalists at the Winter Games, will befixed at 400 ; this quota includes the photo-graphers. For the films, television andradio operators the maximum number ofseats allocated will be 75.

The report presented by the Commissionappointed for the reduction of the Program-me, is finally accepted. Lord Aberdare,on behalf of his colleagues, expresses histhanks to the Commission for its long andpainstaking work.

I N S C R I P T I O N O F T H E A T H L E T E S. — ThePresident reports that a suggestion has beenmade with regard to the fact that, in competit-ions which can be timed by chronometer ortape, each country should be allowed toenter one competitor and two additionals,provided that they answer to the exigenciesset by the I. F. governing the sports inquestion. Mr. von Frenckel l and LordBurghley speak on the subject but no ultim-ate decision is reached.

NEW SKIING EVENTS. —On the I.F.’s request,it is agreed to add two new events to theskiing competitions, namely the 30 km. longdistance race for men and the 3 x 5 km. relayrace for women. This is to enter into forcealready at the Cortina Games in 1956.

800 M. RACE FOR WOMEN. — It is decidednot to include this race in the Programme ofthe Games.

SPEED SKATING F O R WOMEN ( W I N T E RGAMES). — The 4 events comprising the500 m. 3000 and the 5000 m. asked for bythe I. S. U. are rejected.

YACHTING. — The yachting I.F. requeststhe introduction of a new class, namely the6 m., in these events. This demand isrejected and the yachting events are limitedto 5 as before (incl. the 6 m. if desired bythe I. Y. R. C.).

C A N D I D A T U R E OF VOLLEYB A L L , J U D O A N DROLLERSKATING. — Mr. Massard (France)is of the opinion that these sports couldvery well be entered on the list of optionalsports, for there is no reason why the Organiz-ing Committee should enter them on theGames Programme. On the President’srequest these 4 candidatures are deferred tothe next Session.

LUGE. — On the request of the BobsleighI. F. and in accordance with the adviceof Mr. Albert Mayer (Switzerland) the luge

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sport is to take the place of the sport ofskeleton in the Winter Games Programme.

CONDITIONS REQUIRED BY THECANDIDATE TOWNS APPLYING FOR

THE GAMES

The President imparts the fact to theAssembly, that the E. C. has elaborated anappropriate text that will be submitted tothe candidate towns applying for the organ-ization of the Games. A questionnaire isannexed to this text. The Assembly unani-mously agrees with the elaboration of suchtext.

RULE NO 25. (CONCERNING THE N. O. C.).—The President tells the Assembly that hehas found in accordance with the E. C. thata new ruling of the article 25 of our Statutesis indispensable. All the members havereceived the circular-letter no 27 concerningthis matter. The N. O. C. themselves haveshown their extremely eager desire to seethese Rules consolidated, in order to givethem power to show a resistance to certaincommercial and political pressure which areexercised against them. The Presidentcomments the various clauses of the newregulations and opens the debate on thematter. He adds that the E. C. has dis-cussed the question at length, last week, withthe N. O. C. and the I. F. A very lengthydebate ensues.

The President appoints a commissioncomposed of Mr. Massard, Lord Burghley,Mohamed Taher and Sir Arthur Porritt,who will report tomorrow, when they shalldraft a new text dealing with the thirdparagraph of the circular-letter no 27.

NO TEAM OR INDIVIDUALCOMPETITIONS MAY TAKE PLACEUNLESS THERE ARE A MINIMUM

OF 10 INSCRIPTIONS

Mr. Bolanaki requests that the optionalsports should be added to this clause toprevent any possible confusion. The foll-owing sneakers take part in the debate : Mr.Lewis Luxton (Australia), Stoitchev (Bulga-ria), von Frenckell (Finland), Seeldrayers(Belgium), Massard (France), Loth (Poland),Roby (U.S.A.). In conclusion, the Presidentproposes the following qualifications : Foran event to be contested, there must be aminimum quota of 6 entries in the teamevents, and 12 inscriptions in the individualcontests.

TAKING FILMS OR PICTORIALPICTURES AT THE GAMES

Lord Burghley (Great-Britain) introduceshis report which is unanimously accepted.This report stipulates that only one officialphotographer will be entitled to take filmsin the various stadia. Further, the noticemarked on the entrance ticket will indicate

quite plainly that only the appointed officialphotographer will be authorized to takefilms, this in order to prevent private personsfrom doing likewise. This measure is essent-tial, says Lord Burghley, in order to protectthe Producing Companies which are investingenormous sums with the view to back anenterprise that may fail to be rentable.

This report stipulates also that the I. F.are to be authorized to turn documentaryfilms of 16 mm. but that they may notshow them to the public against paymentbefore one year after the Games has elapsed.The I. F. are, however, authorized to showthese films in schools, etc. against payment,if they wish it, but on the express conditionthat the proceeds will be handed to theinterested I. F. In addition, it is stipulatedthat the official cineast must bind himself toproduce copies of the 16 mm. films, immediat-ely after the Games. This provision ismade with the view to place the films to thedisposal of the N. O. C. for an educationalpurpose ; these copies will be sold at costprice. Here again, the conditions imposedon the I. F. will also be applied to the N. O.C. as far as the diffusion of the films isconcerned. As far as actualities and currentevents are concerned, these will also beentrusted to only one person, namely theofficial cineast appointed. T he ta sk o fchoosing him shall fall on the OrganizingCommittee or on the consortium of the newsreels companies belonging to the countrywhere the Games are taking place. Thecineast must take the engagement that hewill supply copies of the film at a reasonableprice to all other world groups which maywish to buy them.

FINE-ARTS

The President reminds the members thatthis question has been dealt fully in hiscircular-letter no 14. A commission-has beenappointed, last year, with the view to studythis problem. The commission is composedof Mr. Armand Massard, Count Thaon deRevel, Baron de Guell, Mr. Mœnck, PrincePierre de Monaco and Mr. Bolanaki. ThePresident imparts that he has made asuggestion to this Commission to the effectthat each organizing Committee of the Gamesshould organize an “exibition” the latterto be held under the care of the said Com-mittee, and to take place in the countrywhere the Games are celebrated. Mr.Armand Massard (France) informs the As-sembly that his Commission has found itvery difficult to meet owing to the dispersionof the members. He, however, makes abrief summary of the discussions which havetaken place at these meetings. The com-mission advises that the best solution wouldbe to adopt the President’s proposal which,to his mind, offers the fairest solution. Thisexhibition would represent the art of thecountry where it is being held, with the assist-ance of the works of other countries of

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required. The commission’s proposition withthe President’s amendment is adopted.

It is specified that the question of amat-eurism in relation with these fine-art exhibit-ions will not be raised. In addition, onlydiplomas will be awarded to the exclusion ofolympic medals.

CHOICE OF THE TOWN WHERE THEEQUESTRIAN SPORTS WILL BE HELD

Baron de Trannoy (Belgium) explains atlength the advantages and disadvantageswhich present themselves in any country wemay choose for holding the equestrian events.The President calls for a secret ballot whichgives the following results :

Ballot papers delivered and received : 47Stockholm . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 votesParis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 votesRio de Janeiro . . . . . . . . . . 8 votesBerlin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 votesLos Angeles . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 votes

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Mr. Bo Ekelung (Sweden) thanks theAssembly for its suffrage, on behalf of theSwedish O. C. and the City of Stockholm.

ARTICLES 25 OF THE STATUTES(COMPOSITION OF THE N. O. C.)

Mr. Armand Massard (Vice-President) pre-sents the report of the sub-committee. Adebate follows. On Mr. Brundage’s advice,the sub-commission will draft the text ofthe new Ruling and have it typewritten inFrench and English, while bearing in mindthe various opinions just heard. This textshall be distributed to the members in thecourse of the day, and a definite positionwill be taken regarding this matter, at anulterior sitting.

REDUCTION OF THE NUMBER OF THECOMPETITORS AT THE WINTER

GAMES

REPORT ON THE APPEAL TO THEI.A.F.F., CONTROL OF PROFESSIONALAND AMATEUR SPORT BY THE I. F.

The President recalls the long debatewhich has taken place in Mexico-City, lastyear, on the topic concerning the controlof Olympic Football. This point has beenraised again, last week in Lausanne, in thepresence of the I. F. and Mr. Seeldrayers,the latter delivered there, a brilliant exposeof the situation as it actually stands. Hemakes allusion to this expose at the presentsitting and points out that in 1947, at thetime of the Stockholm Session, the principleof broken time had been admitted by theI. O. C. Regarding the question of Amateu-rism, the orator remarks that the strictestinjunctions have been given by the I. A.F. F. to the National Federations affiliated.It is was on this account that the Belgianand the Swiss Federations did not send teamsto Helsinki., as they were not absolutely surethat certain Rules of amateurism of theI. O. C. had not been contravened in oneway or another. Mr. Seeldrayers remarksthat, on the otherhand, each player isrequested to sign a declaration by whichhe pledges himself to be an amateur, accord-ing to the oath, this attestation must becountersigned by the national Federationas well as the N. O. C. As for the controlof professional and amateur sport exercisedby the same federation, Mr. Seeldrayersestimates that within the I. A. F. F. thedivided controls are out of the question. Mr.Brundage who had a private interview withMr. Seeldrayers, thinks that the indemnityfor broken time should be forbidden, heknows however, that certain members donot share his views. The following membersjoined in the debate : Mr. Bustamente(Venezuela), Dr. Ferreira Santos (Brazil),Mr. Albert Mayer (Switzerland). In conclu-sion, the President lays emphasis on the factthat the whole situation rests with theN. O. C. and that it is up to them to seethat everything should be as correct as pos-sible. We have done our duty and he failsto see how we could do more.

The President declares that the Commis-sion appointed for the Games’ Programme,

SESSIONS 1955, 1956 AND 1957

proposes to reduce the number of participantsto the Winter Olympic Games, from 4 to 3

At the Helsinki Session, said the President,it was decided that the 1955 Session would

without reserves. A debate has taken place be held in Paris. Since then, our Frenchin Lausanne, last week, with the I. F. of Colleagues have shown signs of diffidence ;Skiing. The latter assures us of its cooper- for this reason he wishes to ascertain ifation and willingness to follow our advices, that Session is to take place in Paris orbut in preference to our methods of proceed- elsewhere.ings, it has put forward its own plan which

Mr. Massard (France) clears the

consists in reducing the number of competi-matter up by saying that the City of Parishas not sent her candidature at Helsinki. At

tors to a total of 8 for three events. Bythis means, the number is being reduced

that time, the former President, in a general

On the President’soutburst of enthusiasm in the Assembly,

beyond our expectations. decided that the 1955 Session should takeproposal the adjunction of the I. S. F. isaccepted and the E. C. will get in touch with

place in Paris, a gesture which touched verymuch the French members of the I. O. C.

the I. S. F. to settle the conditions of their Since then, Mr. Massard has received aapplication. letter from Baron de Guell (Spain) inviting

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the I. O. C. to hold its next Session in Barce-lona during the IInd Mediterranean Gameswhich are to be celebrated in this city inJune 1955. Mr. Ibarra Mac Mahon (Spain)gives a reading of Baron de Guell’s letter.

Count de Beaumont would like to dispelany possible misunderstanding ; the city ofParis would be pleased to welcome theI. O. C. and he can assure the members,that french hospitality would not fail towelcome the members of the I. O. C. mostcordially. He personally would be delightedand he is certain that Mr. Massard feels thesame. The President calls for a vote byshow of hands with the following results :

25 votes in favour of Paris.21 votes in favour of Barcelona.As far as the date of the Session of 1955

is concerned, the E. C. shall decide. It isimportant to bring the date of the Sessionas near as possible to the 21st of June whichcoïncides with the opening of the IIndMediterranean Games in Barcelona. Thiswill give the opportunity to the members whowish to attend the Games to go direct fromParis to Barcelona.

SESSIONS 1956

The President announces that there willbe two Sessions during the Olympic Year,namely at Cortina and in Melbourne.

SESSION 1957

On Mr. Seeldrayers’ proposal, the Assemblyunanimously agrees to hold that Session inBrussels. The definite dates will be fixedby the E. C.

REVISION OF RULE No 10 OF THEREGIONAL GAMES

The President proposes to omit the phrasein article 10 which forbids the use of a Flameat the Regional Games.

LIMITATION OF THE NUMBER OFSPORTS IN THE REGIONAL GAMES

The President proposes the followingaddition to the Rules of the regional Games,namely that the organizing Committee hasthe right to add to the Programme a maxi-mum of three sports which are not featuredat the Olympic Games. The Assemblyagrees to add this clause.

ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF THE I. F.AND THE N. O. C. AS WELL AS THEA P P O I N T M E N T O F A T E C H N I C A LCOMMISSION CHOSEN FROM THEMEMBERS OF THE I.F., IN ORDER TO

SIT WITH THE I. O. C.The President mentions that at the Confer-

ence of the E. C. with the I. F. held lastweek, the latter have withdrawn these twopropositions, the question is therefore settled.

OLYMPIC HYMN

Mr. Bolanaki (Greece) says that thecommission of which he is President iscomposed of S.A.S. Prince Pierre de Monacoand Mohamed Taher. They met in Parison the 2nd of October 1953, other memberspresent were Mr. Massard (Vice-President)and Mr. François Pietri (France). S.A.S.Prince of Monaco proposes the organizationof an international competition, the rewardto the successful winner would consists ina prize of 1000 Dollars which the Prince hasgraciously offered to present, this we couldperhaps find at last an appropriate hymn.At the close of the discussion, the followingdecision is adopted : we wish to choose auniversal hymn and to this end, we proposeto hold an open competition run on the linessuggested by S.A.S. Prince Pierre of Monacowho is heartily thanked by the President.

ASIATIC GAMES

Dr. Azuma makes a brief summary on theAsiatic Games which are being held just nowin Manila. He was present at their openingand informs the Assembly that these Gamesare a great success. The next Asiatic Gamesare to be attributed to the city of Tokyo in1958.

REPORT ON THECENTRAL-AMERICAN GAMES

Mr. Brundage informs the Assembly thatMr. Mœnck and himself have attended theVIIth Games which were celebrated inMexico-City when, 2 to 15 countries wereparticipating. They met with great successand in spite of the high altitude (about 2300m.)many records have been broken.

R E C O G N I Z A N C E O F T H E I . F . O FAMATEUR BASEBALL

The President mentions that Mr. MiguelA. Mœnck (Cuba) has been in close touchwith this federation for nearly two years ;all the Rules have been revised and they areconform to our standards. It is decided torecognize and include this federation on thelist of the sport non-olympic.

PROTECTION OF THE OLYMPICEMBLEMS

Mr. Albert Mayer (Switzerland) mentionsthat, resulting from his consultation withtwo legal experts, he has resolved to annualhis proposition with regard to the I. O. C.being entered in the Registry of Commercein Lausanne. The I. O. C. does not have alegal footing and for this reason it couldnot be inscribed on such a register. It isdecided that the E. C. shall keep in touchwith the Swiss O. C. and Mr. Hafner ofGeneva who has not yet terminated hisnegotiations with the Swiss Government.

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REQUEST OF THE FIELD HOCKEY’SI. F.

This Federation asks that its sport mayappear on the list of the compulsory sports.The President tells the Assembly that theE. C. has studied the question and hasadvised against it. This proposition istherefore rejected.

NEW MEMBER OF THE E. C.

The President recalls that, at the beginn-ing of our Session, we decided to increase thenumber of members to our Executive Com-mittee from 6 to 7. An election is thereforenecessary and he advises the members, whenformulating their wishes, to bear in mindthe seniority order of the members. Follow-ing members are proposed: Count Thaon deRevel (Italy), Sir Arthur Porritt (New-Zea-land), Mr. Erik von Frenckell (Finland).The President calls for a secret ballot withthe following results :

Ballot papers distributed : 47.Ballot papers returned : 44 (the three

candidates being absent from the room).Count Thaon de Revel is elected by 23 votes.Sir Arthur Porritt obtains 12 votes.Mr. von Frenckell : 9 votes.

DEBATE ON RULE No 25 RESUMED

Mr. Armand Massard, referring to thecomposition of the N. O. C., presents a newdraft to the Assembly, for ratification.

Submitted to a few small alterations. thisnew project which aims at determining thecomposition of the N. O. C. is finally adoptedunanimously. This text will be sent to allthe members as well as to the N. O. C. afterthe Session.

Candidatures of the N. O. C. of the followingcountries :

1. East Germany.2. Democratic China.3. Ethiopia.4. The Republic of Dominique.5. Malay.6. Costa-Rica.7. North Rhodesia.

Lord Burghley asks that the candidatureof North Rhodesia should be left in suspensetemporarily on account of the pourparlerswhich are “taking place at the present time.

These aim at a fusion between North andSouth Rhodesia. This question can beresumed at the next Session.

The President moves the motion of voteon the various candidatures.Ballot papers delivered 47.O.C. East Germany 14 votes for, 31 againstO.C. Democr. China 23 votes for, 21 againstO.C. Ethiopia 44 votes for, 2 againstO.C. Dominique Rep. 34 votes for, 6 againstO.C. Malay 36 votes for, 6 againstO.C. Costa-Rica 36 votes for, 6 against

All these Committees are therefore recogn-ized with the exception of East Germany.

PARIS SESSION 1955

Mr. Brundage reminds the members thaton the occasion of the Paris Session, we willhave to decide where the Olympic Games of1960 are going to be held. In view of theimportance of this Session, he hopes thatall the members will be present. He takesthis opportunity to thank the members forthe interest they have shown throughoutthe sittings of this Session and he appreciatesthe spirit of goodwill which prevailed. Heexpresses his best thanks to the Greek O. C.including Mr. Bolanaki and Mr. Ketseas andthe ladies of Athens’ committee for all theyhave done to make our visit to Greece sovery delightful.

VOTE OF THANKS. — Mr. R. W. Seeldrayers(Belgium) speaking on behalf of his colleagues,expresses to President Brundage, his bestthanks. And his heartiest congratulations onthe very remarkable way in which heconducted our sittings, thus allowing theI. O. C. to wind up our heavy Order of theday.

The Session closed down at 13 o’clock onMay 15th 1954.

The President : The Chancellor :

AVERY BRUNDAGE. OTTO MAYER.

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