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August 24, 1988

Letter from the President of International Olympic Committee (IOC) to the President of the USSR Olympic Committee

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ATTENTION: MR. GRAOV
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Dear President,

The IOC has been asked by the Koreans to refer to you regarding the possibility of letting Korean Air, which will transport a large number of Olympic participants, to overfly the airspace of USSR, namely Siberian route. I thank you in advance if you can support the request addressed to you by Dr. Un Yong Kim, IOC member.

May I add that the People’s Republic of China already gave its approval on this subject.
I stay with pleasure at your disposal and look forward to seeing you in Seoul.

Sincerely yours,

Juan Antonio Samaranch
President
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Letter from the President of the IOC, Juan Antonio Samaranch, to the President of the Soviet NOC, Marat Gramov, on airspace for the 1988 Olympic Games.


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International Olympic Committee Archives (Switzerland), SEOUL’ 88, POLITICAL MATTERS 1988-89; SEOUL ’88/ POLITIQUE (AOUT – DECEMBRE). Obtained for NKIDP by Sergey Radchenko.

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