FRANCE: COMMITTEE MEETS TO CHOOSE SITE FOR INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR CANCER RESEARCH

Record ID: 496370

  • Title: FRANCE: COMMITTEE MEETS TO CHOOSE SITE FOR INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR CANCER RESEARCH
  • Date: 23rd September 1965
  • Summary: 1. GV.EXT...PALAIS DU CONGRES 0.05 2. SCU.PAN...DELEGATES ENTER 0.10 3. SV.PAN...TWO MORE DELEGATES 0.13 4. CU.PAN...ANOTHER DELEGATE 0.18 5. SV. SIGN INDICATES DIRECTION 0.20 6. GV.INT...DELEGATES SEATED 0.23 7. CU.PAN...ITALIAN DELEGATE 0.28 8. SV. FRENCH DELEGATES 0.31 9. SV. PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY SEATED 0.33 10. SCU. GERMAN IN DELEGATE 0.36 11. SCU.PAN...U.K. DELEGATES 0.40 12. SV. DELEGATES SEATED AROUND TABLE 0.45 DELEGATES ARRIVING FOR MEETING IN LYONS. Initials PC/V/MR/JG Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 8th October 1965 13:00
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  • Location: LYONS, FRANCE
  • Country: France
  • Reuters ID: LVA1UJENKFQQ0UXFY8EFIBQDWUQN
  • Story Text: A PLANNED INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR CANCER RESEARCH DREW NEARER REALITY TODAY (THURSDAY) WHEN A COMMITTEE EXPERTS MET IN LYONS, FRANCE, TO CHOOSE ITS SITE.

    THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE FOR THE CENTRE, CREATED WHEN THE PROJECT WAS VOTED INTO BEING BY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION LAST MAY, WILL ALSO ADMIT THE SOVIET UNION AND AUSTRALIA AS MEMBERS.

    SIX COUNTRIES -- FRANCE, AMERICA, BRITAIN, WEST GERMANY, ITALY AND HOLLAND -- PLEDGED THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE CENTRE BEFORE ITS CREATION.

    FRANCE IS CONSIDERED TO HAVE STRONG CLAIMS TO PROVIDE THE SITE AS PREPARATORY TALKS FOR ITS CREATION WERE HELD IN LYONS AND PRESIDENT DE GAULLE WAS AMONG THE FIRST TO STRONGLY SUPPORT ITS CREATION.

    THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MEETING FOR THE FIRST TIME, IS ALSO DUE TO APPOINT A DIRECTOR-GENERAL FOR THE CENTRE AT ITS TWO-DAY SESSION AT LYONS.

    THE CENTRE WILL NOT CARRY OUT RESEARCH INTO CANCER ITSELF BUT WILL COORDINATE AND ASSIST WORK ON THE DISEASE IN MEMBER COUNTRIES.
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