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XIVTH OLYMPIAD w . LONDON 1948 ATìr\TT\T/n Y^ TÌ T~* \ \ f~\ X TA/ OPENING CbRbMÜNY EMPIRE STADIUM WEMBLEY THURSDAY 29TH JULY AT 2.30 PM <* Source : Bibliothèque du CIO / IOC Library IOC / CIO du Bibliothèque : Source The important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part. The essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well. BARON PIERRE DE COUBERTIN Founder of the International Olympic Committee yrabriLOC I /O CIdu quehèotibliB : ecourS XIV OLYMPIAD LONDON 1948 PATRON HIS MAJESTY THE KING PRESIDENT OF THE GAMES The Rt Hon The Viscount Portal DSO MVO CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE The Rt Hon The Lord Burghley KCMG MEMBERS OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE The Rt Hon The Lord Aberdare Mr E. J. H. Holt OBE Sir Noel Curtis-Bennett KCVO Colonel Evan A. Hunter OBE Mr Jack Beresford Mr J. Emrys Lloyd OBE Mr C. B. Cowley Mr C. J. Patteson Mr J. Eaton Griffith OBE Mr Arthur Porritt CBE FRCS Alderman H. E. Fern OBE JP Mr S. F. ROUS CBE Mr R. B. Studdert CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE The Rt Hon The Lord Burghley KCMG MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Mr C. B. Cowley Colonel Evan A. Hunter OBE Mr J. Eaton Griffith OBE Mr S. F. Rous CBE Alderman H. E. Fern OBE JP Mr R. B. Studdert DIRECTOR OF ORGANISATION Mr E. J. H. Holt OBE GENERAL ORGANISING SECRETARY Lt-Col T. P. M. Bevan MC yrabriLOC I /O CIdu quehèotibliB : ecourS m (Cri) fìft 996 * I INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE FOUNDER BARON PIERRE DE COUBERTIN PRESIDENT MR J. SIGFRID EDSTRÕM MEMBERS ARGENTINE Mr R. C. Aldao INDIA Mr G. D. Sondhi Mr Horacio Bustos Morón H.H. Raja Bhalinder Singh AUSTRALIA Sir Harold Luxton ITALY Count Alberto Bonacossa Mr Hugh Weir Count Paolo Thaon de Revel General Giorgio Vaccaro AUSTRIA Dr Manfred von Mautner-Markhof JAPAN Count Michimasa Soyeshima BELGIUM Baron de Trannoy Dr Sh. Takaishi Mr R. W. Seeldrayers Dr Matsuzo Nagai BRAZIL Mr Arnaldo Guinle LATVIA Mr J. Dikmanis Dr J. Ferreira Santos Mr Antonio Prado LIECHTENSTEIN H.H. Prince François-Joseph de Liechtenstein Mr C. J. Patteson Mr A. Sidney Dawes LUXEMBOURG H.R.H. Prince Jean of Luxemburg MEXICO Mr Marte R. Gomez CHINA H.E. Dr C. T. Wang Dr H. H. Kung NETHERLANDS Colonel P. W. Scharroo Prof Shou-Yi Tung Lt-Col C. F. Pahud de Mortanges CUBA Dr Miguel A. Moenck NEW ZEALAND Mr A. E. Porritt CZECHOSLOVAKIA Dr J. Gruss NORWAY Mr Thos. Fearnley PERU DENMARK H.R.H. Prince Axel of Denmark H.E. Alfredo Benavides PHILIPPINES EGYPT H.E. Mohammed Taher Pacha Hon Jorge B. Vargas PORTUGAL EIRE Mr J. J. Keane Dr José Pontes ROUMANIA FINLAND Mr Ernst Krogius Mr Georges A. Plagino Mr J. W. Rangell SOUTH AFRICA Mr S. Dowsett Marquis Melchior de Polignac Mr Reginald Honey Mr François Piétri SPAIN Baron de Guëll Mr Armand Massard Count de Vallellano GERMANY H.E. Duke Adolphe-Frédéric SWEDEN Mr J. Sigfrid Edstrom de Mecklenburg Count Clarence de Rosen GREAT BRITAIN The Rt Hon The Lord Aberdare SWITZERLAND Major Albert Mayer The Rt Hon The Lord Burghley TURKEY Mr Rechid Saffet Atabinen Sir Noel Curtis-Bennett UNITED STATES Mr W. M. Garland GREECE Mr Angelo Bolanachi OF AMERICA Mr Avery Brundage Mr J. Ketseas Mr Frédéric René Coudert HUNGARY Mr Nicolas de Horthy, jr URUGUAY Mr Joaquin Serratosa Cibils ICELAND Mr Ben G. Waage YUGOSLAVIA General S. Djoukitch 0 Mm yrabriLOC I /O CIdu quehèotibliB : ecourS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE I.O.C. CHAIRMAN Mr J. Sigfrid Edstrom VICE-CHAIRMAN Mr Avery Brundage MEMBERS Marquis Melchior de Polignac Count Alberto Bonacossa The Rt Hon The Lord Aberdare Colonel P. W. Scharroo CHANCELLOR Mr Otto Mayer SECRETARY Madame L. Zanchi OFFICE ADDRESS Mon Repos, Lausanne Switzerland Telegrams : C.T.O. Lausanne Telephone : Lausanne 29448 The Programme of this afternoon's Opening Ceremony will be found on pages 11 to 15 yrabriLOC I /O CIdu quehèotibliB : ecourS INTERNATIONAL AND BRITISH SPORTING ASSOCIATIONS ATHLETICS EQUESTRIAN International Amateur Athletic Federation Federation Equestre Internationale President The Rt Hon the Lord Burghley KCMG President General Baron de Trannoy Hon. Secretary Mr E. J. H. Holt OBE General Secretary Commandant G. Hector Address 71 St. George's Square, London SW1 Address 26 rue Brunei, Paris XVIIe, France British Amateur Athletic Board British Horse Society Hon. Secretary Mr J. C. G. Crump President Mr W. J. Cumber CBE Address 118 Chancery Lane, London WC2 Secretary Mr R. A. Brown Address 66 Sloane Street, London SW1 BASKETBALL FENCING Fédération Internationale de Basketball Amateur Fédération Internationale d'Escrime President Mr Léon Bouffard President Mr Paul Anspach General Secretary Mr R. William Jones Secretary Mr Charles Huybrechts Address 36 Moserstrasse, Berne, Switzerland Address 211 Rue de la Victoire, Brussels, Belgium Amateur Basketball Association Amateur Fencing Association President Sir Noel Curtis-Bennett KCVO President H.E. Vice-Admiral the Earl Granville KCVO CB DSO Hon. Secretary Mr J. A. Clay Hon. Secretary Mr C. L. de Beaumont Address 71 Warley Road, Langley, Birmingham Address la Tenterden Street, Hanover Square, London Wl BOXING FOOTBALL Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur Fédération Internationale de Football Association President Mr Emile Grémaux President Mr J. Rimet Hon. Secretary Lt.-Col. R. H. Russell General-Secretary Dr L Schricker Address 69 Victoria Street, London SW1 Address 77 Bahnhofstrasse, Zurich, Switzerland Amateur Boxing Association The Football Association President Mr J. M. Wyatt FRCS President The Rt Hon the Earl of Athlone KG Hon. Secretary Mr J. O. Mcintosh Secretary Mr S. F. Rous CBE Address 69 Victoria Street, London SW1 Address 22 Lancaster Gate, London W2 CANOEING GYMNASTICS International Canoe Federation Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique President Mr J. Asschier President Count Goblet d'Alviella Secretary-Treasurer Mr O. Verner Secretary General Mr Charles Thoeni Address Sturepalatset 7, Stockholm, Sweden Address Route de Lyon 88, Geneva, Switzerland British Canoe Union Amateur Gymnastic Association President Mr H. Eustace Wells President Rt Hon the Earl of Gainsborough Hon. Secretary Mr J. W. Dudderidge Hon. Secretary Mr E. A. Simmonds Address 33 The Avenue, Radlett. Herts Address 55 Holdenhurst Avenue, London N12 CYCLING HOCKEY Union Cycliste Internationale Fédération Internationale de Hockey President Mr Achille Joinard President Mr L. J. Quarles van Ufford General Secretary Mr R. Chesal General Secretary Mr Albert Demaurex Address 1 rue Ambroise Thomas, Paris IXe, France Address Chemin de Bouchet 17, Geneva, Switzerland National Cyclists' Union British Hockey Board President Mr E. J. Southcott President Sir Denys Stocks CB OBE Secretary Mr A. P. Chamberlin Hon. Secretary Mr K. H. Ingredew Address 35 Doughty Street, London WC1 Address Royal Chambers, Parkgate, Cardiff 4 yrabriLOC I /O CIdu quehèotibliB : ecourS INTERNATIONAL AND BRITISH SWIMMING Fédération Internationale de Natation Amateur SPORTING ASSOCIATIONS President Alderman H. E. Fern OBE JP Hon. Secretary Mr Max Ritter CONTINUED Address 428 Vernon Road, Jenkintown, Pa., U.S.A. Amateur Swimming Association President Mr R. J. Pryde MODERN PENTATHLON Hon. Secretary Alderman H. E. Fern OBE JP Comité International du Pentathlon Moderne Olympique Address Springhaven, 9 Bedford Avenue, Barnet, Herts. President Count Clarence de Rosen Hon. Secretary Major Tor Wibom Address Stromsborg, Stockholm, Sweden WEIGHTLIFTING The Modern Pentathlon Association of Great Britain Fédération Internationale Haltérophile President Brig L. F. E. Weiler CBE President Mr J. Rosset Hon. Secretary Lt-Col O. G. W. White DSO General Secretary Mr E. Gouleau Address H.Q. Aldershot and Hants District, Address Av. des Gobelins 9, Paris Ve, France Aldershot, Hants British Amateur Weightlifters' Association President Mr Percy F. Cranmer ROWING Hon. Secretary Mr Oscar State Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron Address 181 Fulwell Park Avenue, Twickenham, Middlesex President Mr Rico Fioroni General Secretary Mr Gaston Mullegg Address Territet—Montreux, Switzerland WRESTLING Amateur Rowing Association Fédération Internationale de Lutte Amateur President His Honour C. M. Pitman KC President Mr Viktor Smeds Hon. Secretary Mr G. O. Nickalls Secretary-Treasurer Mr Roger Coulon Address 93 Park Lane, London Wl Address rue Taitbout 1, Paris Ville, France British Amateur Wrestling Association President Mr P. Longhurst SHOOTING Secretary Mr G. Mackenzie Union Internationale de Tir Address 60 Calabria Road, London N5 President Mr Eric Carlsson General Secretary Mr K. A. Larsson Address Arsenalsgatan 4, Box 284, Stockholm, Sweden YACHTING The National Rifle Association International Yacht Racing Union President H.R.H. The Duke of Gloucester KG Secretary Major-General D. P. Dickinson CB DSO OBE MC President Major Sir Ralph Gore, Bart. Address Bisley Camp, Brookwood, Woking, Surrey Secretary Mr F. P. Usborne Address 54 Victoria Street, London SW1 National Smallbore Rifle Association Yacht Racing Association of Great Britain President Field Marshal Viscount Alanbrooke KG GCB OM DSO President Major Sir Ralph Gore, Bart. Acting Secretary Mr A. J. Palmer Secretary Mr F. P. Usborne Address Mayleigh, Petersham Road, Richmond, Surrey Address 54 Victoria Street, London SW1 raj yrabriLOC I /O CIdu quehèotibliB : ecourS ORGANISATION OF THE XIV OLYMPIAD ORGANISING COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE The Rt Hon The Viscount Portal DSO MVO Chairman Mr E. J. H. Holt OBE Chairman Mr J. Eaton Griffith OBE Vice-Chairman Col Evan A. Hunter OBE Vice Chairman Sir Arthur J. Elvin MBE Mr D. T. P. Pain British Amateur Athletic Board Alderman H. E. Fern OBE JP Mr W. Browning Amateur Basketball Association Mr S. F. Rous CBE Mr J. M. Wyatt FRCS Amateur Boxing Association Mr R. B. Studdert Mr H. E. Wells British Canoe Union Mr E. B. Christie Secretary to Committee Mr A. P. Chamberlin National Cyclists' Union Col V. D. S. Williams OBE British Horse Society Mr L. V. Fildes Amateur Fencing Association FINANCE COMMITTEE Mr C.