CANADA: AFRICAN SPORTS PRESIDENT MEETS INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE FOLLOWING CALL TO BAN NEW ZEALAND AND THREATS TO WITHDRAW FROM GAMES.

Record ID: 1061713

  • Title: CANADA: AFRICAN SPORTS PRESIDENT MEETS INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE FOLLOWING CALL TO BAN NEW ZEALAND AND THREATS TO WITHDRAW FROM GAMES.
  • Date: 13th July 1976
  • Summary: 1. SV PAN: arrival of President of Supreme Council of African Sport, Abraham Ordia at International Olympic Committee's hotel. 0.10 2. SV: Olympic officials talking 0.11 3. SVS: Ordia out of meeting, talking to reporters and refusing to comment (3 shots) 1.14 TRANSCRIPT: REPORTER: "Mr. Ordia, can you tell us what you said to the IOC?" ORDIA: "I have not been talking with the IOC". REPORTER: "Can you tell us what the situation is vis a vis the african countries? I gather a second country has now withdrawn from the Games". ORDIA: "I am not prepared to say anything at this state". REPORTER: "Will you be talking with the IOC this afternoon?" ORDIA: "I don't know. I have one hour for lunch, and I must wash for coming back by two". REPORTER: Indistinct questions. ORDIA: "No comment". REPORTER: "You have no comment?" ORDIA: "No". REPORTER: "Mr. Ordia, do you talk on New Zealand?" ORDIA: "No comment". REPORTER: "When do you think you will able to talk......" ORDIA: "No". REPORTERS: Several indistinct questions. ORDIA: "We go back now". Initials RH/WLW/PNG/1906 SPORT: OLYMPIC GAMES Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 27th July 1976 13:00
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  • Location: MONTREAL, CANADA
  • Country: Canada
  • Reuters ID: LVA4PS4NKT5O4HU3AV3XF5S6XCDX
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