November 5, 1985
Note from the International Olympic Committee President to the DPRK’s National Olympic Committee
Mr. Yu Sun KIM,
Chairman
Olympic Committee of the Democratic
People’s Republic of Korea
Musin-dong 2
Dongdaewon-dist.
PYONGYANG / R.D.P Corée
Lausanne, 5th November 1985
Ref. No. 10028 /85/msa
RE : Games of the XXIVth Olympiad
Dear Mr. Kim,
Thank you very much for your letter of 30th September 1985 which arrived only on the 4th November 1985.
Now that the joint meeting of the two Koreas is over, I would like to remind you of the forthcoming one, next January 1986, which is of great importance to the Olympic Movement.
I hope that our combined efforts will be entirely successful and that friendly ties will consolidate the spirit of understanding and goodwill throughout the world.
Yours sincerely,
Juan Antonio Samaranch
bcc. Mr. Raymond GAFNER
Administrator
Chairman
Olympic Committee of the Democratic
People’s Republic of Korea
Musin-dong 2
Dongdaewon-dist.
PYONGYANG / R.D.P Corée
Lausanne, 5th November 1985
Ref. No. 10028 /85/msa
RE : Games of the XXIVth Olympiad
Dear Mr. Kim,
Thank you very much for your letter of 30th September 1985 which arrived only on the 4th November 1985.
Now that the joint meeting of the two Koreas is over, I would like to remind you of the forthcoming one, next January 1986, which is of great importance to the Olympic Movement.
I hope that our combined efforts will be entirely successful and that friendly ties will consolidate the spirit of understanding and goodwill throughout the world.
Yours sincerely,
Juan Antonio Samaranch
bcc. Mr. Raymond GAFNER
Administrator
Note from IOC President Samaranch to North Korea's Olympic Committee regarding an upcoming meeting.
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International Olympic Committee Archives (Switzerland), SEOUL’ 88/ 1ERE REUNION DES 2 COREES (EQUIPE UNIFIE) 1985; SEOUL 88/ JOINT TEAM (+JOINT MEETING, LAUSANNE/ 8-9 oct. 85) (1RE REUNION DES 2 COREES). Obtained for NKIDP by Sergey Radchenko.
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