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OSLO\TELCOMES YOU

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OlympicCommittee

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The CitJ oJf Otla, eal,ital of the

homcbnd of rrinter $portt, hercb!

rcafrttms irs ito;tdtion of Atr til

1961. Siroe thet intensfu)e

pre?ararions aul pteliminary

atork haoe been going on. This

bookle, ltrcsents uP-to-date infol-

matior in oddition ,o the marerial

plesented in Arhens in June 1961.

T H E C I ' T Y C O U N C I L

Deat Sitr,

I arrordalft ailb a u1'akinaa! reralrliar ?arsd bJ lbeOsk A4 Cuacil an tbe 13tb 0J APfit 1961 I Aare lkho"Mr of;"rrnng te lrterhafiatal Ol)mpic Ca'//n;tteeta chaan Oda ax thc litc oJ tAe X Obn?ic VrttcrCanes af 1958.Thir iwitatiar ir recanne,aled la tbe Nant)egian alyr?icCat/n;ttee.Tbe Narueg;at Garennent hat agru.l as P?aft tbe drrmgene t t" etery vaJ.o!k, lbe capital aJ N7raaJ, uitt a pa?"k/ia'l aJ478,500, har alttay been a fire fof 1!;kter r?ortt, ardin tbe coffle 0f th! Jean nant ,/ajr t irter Qart erenhhave bnn held here. Ski/hi a,al exPetimced lfliiak $nteeritht$iarticalb nd lhe titJ'r mary Qorti arenat are col1-fta,1tt b';ng exten&d dnd inProud ?an.F1t ttE ){ Ounpic ltr/i'lt'r Gan$ the G0 aJ o!/0q'larailee' t0 ?royide n1dam tpart! aftiar nnJ,n';ftg t0tbe ftgaktiot$ of Ttu htenatiorlal OlJzlpic Cor"nitteea'ui the mdilia,l! aJ tbe lxter atiottal Sporh Federa-/ia,1!. The c;U frtber gltantleer fn c;al M??ort atd

fulb adeq"ale a$d Mttiactary affa"/naAlnat] and bilkliis

Jff aI .ateg|rier of patticipd ^, alfiats ad tpectatarr.o" b,IaA a.f tbe Ci\ of oda I exteiA a yarn aeho"lela tle lte,'beft af Tbe l"lenaianal O\'r?tr Canr"iltee,mti')e ?artici?atx, olfciah ard qa,,! eftr4liatt Jro,,all contriet to cane ta Oda in tbe tvi ler oJ 1968, altlI d$'ce Joa tl)at on eit tuill h eftry pal ?ro"e ittelfaortfu of yr n rt ad )e bo"utr 0J orsa$;ils tlaObnpi' vhter Ganet

odo City Hal1, l.pdl24th, 1961.

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M I N I S T E R

- tu \zDqian Go,er"ne''t ba! ben inJamed of tkclaa'na 11 the Citl of Oslo fn rlte taging af the1 Oiapit Vinhr Gane: in 1968. Th, Ca"ernnetll-!ia' tbit a.tiotl tuilh qrea, ?ka$tre

t',:' dd o,ttd'Ll life ?lq a ldrye ?afi in lhe Nat*r,a' tq o.f li,i,is, and tk Obm?ic ;tua ^ h Aeeping'-t ,A ndzterr rPolfi tradilotI in tbir to n/ry., i is./a',.,/at ;dea af a brxlnrbaad aJ llatiokt 4 d

.aaal tunP/;ne oa fab aad Jrienli tet^ highbdr,, .s.ort1t\. Tl)e N1raegiM Garennerl fxtef,tt' :r. Itr.rrlatiaral OU"lPic Cannittee' c1npetitott,'t;,zn o'A Qo ' ehtl)'daslr fr\n all camtries af tlx'a.j d ,an pehane to Noruq ;11 1968.

!:.. ,\pril 24th, 1961.

T H L N O R W E G I A N O L Y M P I C C O M M I T T E E

Dear Sir4

Thc Naryegian O4JDP Conniltee ha aa ina rlJdgrud t0 ft nne .l lhe ir',itdtio frarl t/)e CiU af O ata tAe X Ob,nPic Winter Ga,/et aJ 1968.Oia hafiitable lPart! aft at gaad terraix for &ii eati ideal dinaic cl,tditial'r fn Ojnph Wihet GanesO" lhe ba!tu af tte garu"leei gh)et bJ the CitJ C1'olciland otr preuiorc Jarotabh exP|th"ce in na?erai/18,,;/btle M',iici?alitJ af Ono i" carner lian pi th the VI o \nqicVi lerGane!Oila 1952,r,e are ca"ri Nd ttut tbe prePa-

tatio rJor and tAe ary iwtior af tbe X Obnpic lYi"terGanu oJ 1968 wi// be nn?hteb tutttfactorf it a/t ft-

ryect! nrd ent;reb it1 agru'//ent ',;th tk Ojnpir R&t

z:he Nafl"egia" Obr'?n Cannittu tvi gr"e ift f'try '"?-part taadrd a e$f,l a"xone, a d rccannendr ahok-leartedu tbat lhe l"/en],'tia al dJmp;c Con"l;ttee accePtlhe in itatan af rbe CitJ aJOt/0,

Oslo, Aptil, 1961.t

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OsIo, Novembe{ 1963.

&tuPresident

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Questions

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Answers

Four thousand years old tunic insctiption ofa sLier, found at Rodoy island in NothernNor\ ay, south of Nffvik.

Which spons do you propose toinclude irr th€ program?

A1l competitions will be organisedin every respect in accordance withthe Olympic Rules and in closezgreenent with the legulations ofthe respective internatioml sportsfederations. The program will in-cludc thc following events :

1, Skiiog-all events for ladies

2. Winter Biathlon - conbinedskiing and shooting.

3. Skating - figure skating forladies, men and pairs, speedskating for ladies and men.

4. Ice HocLey.

5. Tobogganing (Bobsleigh - ifdesired).

6. Bandy - exhibition matches.

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What Fin€ Ans pro$am do you

PfoPose?

A special gala performance in thecity's largest theatre or concert hallis being consideted. The ptogramvould be vatied and of high anis-tic standard - ir line with thepedormmce given dudng the 1952'Winter

Games.

Numerous museums, galleries andpermanent exhibitions in the citywi be open, and visiting hourspossibly extended. In OsIo thereare .r,.orld rcno\!1led museums afldcollections inclucling the NordicAtcheological Collections and theVikhg Ships, the world's onlymuseum spccially dedicated to thehistoiy of sliiing, colections ftomthe polar expeditiors of FridtjofNansen and Roaid Amundsen,the Kon TiLi building housing thetalt and other items ftom ThorHeyetdahl'svoyage actoss the Paci-fic, an interesting Maritime Mu-seum, the National Picture Galterywith valuable collections, the Vige-land Museum and the FrognerSculpture Patk, abtand new modernmuseum presenting a unique col-lection of the wolks of our greatpainter Edvard Munch - to men-tion only a few places of greatinternational interest.

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ttc Cffes are corrfined to ten&Ir Pl€ase give the dates which

v-ccrological obsefl'ations and=r:: rears' experience have shown- rh€ motrth of Fcbnary of,ers..- :ost stable and favourable con-:-3xs for all events. A tcn day-::od rovard the end of this--ath sili be proposed after fur-::.a coosultations with the irter-:r: raal and national sports federa-

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Have you an organisation vdthsumcient experience to stage theGames in your city?

An Organising Committee \r'illbe established, \,ith a Sccretariatwhich can be supPlemented asnecessary. Out intentiofl of coursevili be to €ngagc ihe supPort o{the ablest and most experi€ncedpersons for this task. As a P€r1na-nent centf€ for major \ldntet sPoftsevents Oslo is very fortunate inhaving a gcat number of vety experienced ofgcials and executivesto choose ftom. Clur exPeiienceftom the Wintet Games of 1952will undoubtedly also proi'e ex-tremely useful.

what facilities for the Games(stadia, arenas, pools, pracucefelds, etc.) are there at presentin youl city? All facilities shouldbe reasonably close together andconvenient to the Olympic Vil-fages. A plan of the city show-ing locations should be Pro-vided.

Instaliations and arenas used dur-ing the Wintet Garnes of 1952have b€en desffibcd and illusttatedin the Ofncial Repot on the VIOlympic Wintet Games Oslo 1952.These and other existing installa-tions and areflas ate constantlYbehg improved and modernizcd,and new ones are being added.

Within Oslo's city Iimits there aiea great flumber of sPofts arcnasand facilities, such as skating rinks,ice hockey stadia, ski-jumping hi11s,slalom hills z.r}d ctoss-country rac-ing trails. Most of these are wellsuited for training purposes thoughthe spectator faciliti€s are of smalletdimensions than what is needed forolympic competitions. Hete willbe mentioned only those aienaswhich ptcsumably will be used forOlympic €vents in 1968. All areeasily rcached by Public convey-,nces or ptiYate transpottation, inro case more than half an hour'strip from the OlymPic Vi[age, ustl-ally considerably closer, viz. th€lay-out map in the middle of this

All riflks, hi[s and trails conformin every respect to demands andspecifications laid down by therelevant intemational sports fede-tations. Technical equiPment,dressing rooms lnd service facilities in general will ensure alnostperfect conditions for competitots,officials and spectators. Ev€ty con-sideration is xlso taken to ptovideexcellent working conditions andextensive technical equipment for6lm and television photograPhers,ptess and broadcasting reporters.

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Skiing - llordic Events.

1. Thc Hol'nenkoilen jumping hill- gradualy extended since 1892was completely tebuilt in 1962 ac-cotding to the FIS speciFcationsfot an ideal jumping hill. In thisne$/ form the hill was 6rst us€d irthe winter of 1963. The ctiticalpoint is now

"t 80 metres, per-

mitting jumps up to 90 metres (300fee9. A Mt has been built into thetower and there are 9 starting plat-forms for the in-rua. Spectator ca-pacity exceeds 150,000.

2. The Midtstuen jumping hillwill be used for on of the twojurnping competitions aad for thejumping in rhe combined evetrt.It has been decided to extend thepresent critical point at 63,5 m.to 67 m., thus permitting jumpsup to 75 m. (245 feet), The Midt-stueo jumping hiil is well knovnfot its ercellent design and is onlytvro or thtee hundred yards awatfrom the Holrnenkollen hill.

3. ,^. ne\v cross-coufltry tacing sta-dium wiil be laid out in conn€c-tion with the Norw€gian SportsAcademy at Sogn. Here the teffeinis ideal for long oi short distanceraces. This academy will be readyfor use in the winter of 1965/66.It will contah several training hallswith the most up to-date equip-ment. Furthermore there ate ade-quate dlessing-tooms, showcf-baths and saunas, restrooms androoms fot wxing skis, which willprovide ideal conditions for theskiers.

Until now all grcat internationalcross-country races in Oslo haYebeen started ftom ihe foot of theHolnenkollen jumping hiil. Thisvas also the case with the olympiccompetitions ifl 1952. Due to thedouble set ofcoutses in the Holmen-kollen-Sogn a.rea aped€ct organi-sation oftle Olympic cross countrylaces is ensured, indep€ndent ofeirtraordinary weather conditions.

For traditional r€asons it may bedesirable to stait the 50 km. race-the sLi marathon fiom theHolmenkollen ski stadium, vhichis equipped with a.ll facilities.

Winter Biathlon.

4. The Lovenskiold shooting rangein the outskirts of Oslo westof the Holmenkollen and Rod-kleiva hills - will be the mainarena for the combined skiing/shooting €.l-ent. The range is situ-a|ed in a wooauand area surroundedbv excellent sLi teffain. Coursesand shoothg tanges bave been ap-pioved by the International Unionfor Military Pentathlon (UIPM),the goveming body for winterbiathlon. The LovensLiold arenaconsists of up'to-date, intematior-ally r€cognized shooting la.rlgeswhere several internarional cham-pionships have taken place, inclu-ding the World Shooting Champ-ionships 1952, and European RifleShooting Championships 1963, asw€ll as &e \forld Military ShootingChampionships 1959, and sevetalinternational winter biathlon com-

Skiing-Alpine Events,

5. The Rodkleiva hill wiII be theslalom arena of the Winter Games-io 1968 as in 1952. In cooperation with technical €xpens of theFIS the hill is being rebuilt andimproYed in accordarce with FISnorms. There are now tvo maincowses, both ofieting sevetal variations to obtair the proper degreeof dif6culty. The whole hill is$oodlit and a sLi-tow with doubleT-bars is installed. Approachiagroads and spectators' stands willbe considerably improved and ex-tended.

6, Nore!e[, vhete the do$nhilland gi"nt sialom races will be held,will have a new downlill coursefor ladies, a fle\/ downhill train-

ing course and a new slalom ttaitr-ing course. The mountain top atNorelel1 is situated 1460 metres(4800 feet) above sea level. AIIcourses are bet$.een 200 and 1000netres (650 and 33c0 feet). a.s.IThe eristing men's downhlll coutseand the giant dalom coutse atebeing extendcd ard imptoved. Anev chair lift will bc sct up inaddition to the tvo ski lifts.Nore$ell is only 120 Lilometres(75 miiet from Oslo by a goodmotor road. This moutrtain teflainfor alpine sliiing has become eftlemely populat since the V/inteiGames of 1952. ,\cconrmodationpossibilities are being greatly im-ptoved and will by 1968 be fullyadequate for all participants, oflicials, attendants and news reporters.

Speed Skating-Ladies and Men.

7. Thc Bislett Stadium will be themain arena foi speed skating. Thisrink is situated in the centre ofOslo. It has a natunlly ftozen 400metres circumference course andspectatois starrds with a 30.000capacity. Bislett vas the main skat-ing arena for the 1952 rJtrirter

Games as wel1, and several greatinternatioDai skating competitions-World and European Champi-onships - have taLen place hete.

8,Va11e Hov[ c€ntraliy situatedin oslo's rcsidcntial areas and.trithexcellent connecuons by road orpublic conveyances, is a nev, im-ptessive competirion and traini'garena fot skating. A team of arch-itects and building engineersworked on this pioj€ct fot morethan a year before the consttuc-tion work started in the summetof 1963. It comprises one mainindoor alena alld an outdoor skat-ing rink vith a 4O0 meties circum-ference tirk, arti€cidly ftozen,Both the speed sLating oval andthe inner link vill haYe a perma-nent sudace coYer with pipelines

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.:. :'rzng, as the inner ri* \inllr:-2ll! be used for figure skat-.-- od ice hockey or bandy mat-::s \round the rinL there will- -rmanent stands for 15,000-I !- rlrl spectators, with provisionsa . lcrnporary stands {ol another:1- ,i,. The Valle-Hovin staCiumE'l be the auxiliary competition--:: and training ccntre fot speed.<:t!lq at the 196B \Finter Games.

6!ure Skating -t.dies, I'len and Pairs.

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Valle Hovin Indoor Arena-:ll b€ the main arena for alli::re skating in the Winter Gam€s.:: '.:is hall thetc will be aa arti{i-,1ii iiozen rink 60 bv 30 metes,lJ, bi 100 feet). The stmds vill

:j.omodate some 10,000 spec:.:or.a *Lird of whom carbe seated.3. reduciig the proportioE ofseats::.: rorzl capacit)' can bc ilcreascd-: some 2,000. Afl ice-coveted:-!ase cotulects -,he indoot tink=::. rhe speed skating rink out,:.ic. rnaking the latter a conveni-:::lr situated trairing rink for.::ure skatets. Another artifcially:':.,zen training riok is only halfr ile awatr from VaUe Hovin.-:. \rale Hovin hall nil1 have a: ,:31 floor area of some 25,000.{ r?re metres (about 6 acret. The!:c" sill be utilized for a variety of:.roses: Handball cour., several:. masiums, two swimming pools,a auditorium rvith a stage andr5ling accomodation for 1,000,: =srzufant, cafetefia, a grcat num-rr of locLet-tooms and dressing-: -ms, sholver-fooms afld toilet:r.iliri€s. 3,000 squffe metres havc:'=a set aside for office spzce fot' :. Organising Cornmittee fot thc

'l'mpic Winter Games. lfter the:;---nes the offices will be taLen

rer by the Notwegian Spons:'.deration, the Nor$'egian Olym-::: Committee and othets. The-,'2lle Hovin ptoject also includesi lhlsio therapy insritute, medical

ofEces and 6rst-aid facilities, asrvell as seveml rcoms with ade-quate technical installations andequipment for tclccommunicationservices for thc pr€ss, iadio broad-casting and teteYision reporten.

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10. Valle-Hovin Indoor Atena and

Jordal Amn Stadiurn will be thearenas for the ice hocLey matchesof the X O\'mpic Winter Games1968. These artiicially frozen tnksare only about half a mile apart.Thc indoor rink has been descdbed aboYe (9). At Jordal Amdthe spectator capacity is 9,000.THs was the main atera fot theice hockey tournament of the 1952Winter Games.The outdoo! dnk at Vale-Hovinalso of,ers vety good trainingfacilities for ice hockey players,and apart from the main arenasmention€d above there are nufle!ous smaler rinks ifl the Oslo area.

Toboggan (Luge),

11. The toboggan coutse is situat€don the Holmenkollen hi1lside, start-ing at Frognerseteren, somewhathigher than the Holmenkollen skij,:mping hill. Here the 6rst WorldToboggan Championships tookplace in 1955. In later ]'ea$ newspeci6cations for toboggan courseshave been laid dorvn, and the ttackwill be tebuilt to satisfy all demands and norms by the Intet-nationai Toboggan Federationincluding floodlighting and watetpipelines along the entire coulse.

Eobsleigh.

12, The strjting point of the bob-sleigh course is only about 150yards away ftom the tobogganstartr and the two courses run morcor less parallcl. The bobsleigh tunhas not been used since 1952, asthere has beea no dernand for it,

interest in bobsleigh being on the$'ane in Norvay as well as in mostother countties, whl1e interest intobogga.i (Iuge) has been rising.The bobsleigh run was built on avery successful basic construction,however, and can easily be rebuiltfor Olympic competitions, shouldthe IOC so desire.

Bandy - Exhibition Matches.

13. It is suggested that Bandy willbe the extubition ot dcmo$trationspoit as in 1952. The matchesof the bandy toumament will beplay€d at Bislett, if necessaty atValle-Hovin as we1l. Bandy is abail game played on ice. The sizeof the plaving 6cld, playing rulesaid tunctions of the playe$ oneach team are roughly the same asin association football Goccer), butthe game is much faster, beingplayed by skaters. Each team com-prises 11 players, and the ball-2y2" in d]l^rneter and made ofhard cord is handied with a curv-ed stick. The game is also in someways similat to lield hockey, fromwhich it otiginated in England atthe endof the 19th c€ntuty. Bandyis today plal'ed in the Scandinaviancountdcs, Finland, the SovietUnion, Poland and CzechoslovaLia.

0peningand Closing Ceremonies.

14. Bislett Stadium will be theOlympic main arena, site of theopening and closiog ceremonies.The central situation of this sta-dium, its impressive background ofspofis traditrons and the sp€ctatorcapacity of 30,000 will uadoubtediyprovide a litthg and digriEed setFing for the Olympic ceremonies.

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If these facilities are insumcienr'vrill others be ploYided? Wheieand when?

As explained under section E, ourarcnas and installations vrill becompletely adequate for the OIym-pic Wintet Games, and the Cityof Oslo gualantees that they wi[comply in every respect with theregulations of the int€ffutiondsports fedetations concemed.For mote than a hundred yearswintet sports meets have beenorganised in Oslo, and until thisdate rlo intemational meet of thiskind has evei beeo caled oft withsuffci€nt artiGcialy frozen dnksard modem technical equipmentthe possibility of this happeninghas become even more remote. Tomeet the obligatoty demand of theFIS for an auxiJiary site for thealpine skiing eYents, completeplans are available to move thealpine skiing competitions to Voss

Voss is situated on th€ Oslo-Ber-gef, railroad, some 67 miles east ofBergen (240 miles from OslQ. Thetraifl journey from oslo tak€s sey€nhours, but one can also reach Vossby flyhg to Bergen and going onby rail to Voss. Voss is a weltknowtr tourist cefltre, Fatticulailyfoi wint€r sports. Th€ climate isstable-iypicat inlatrd concLtions-and sflow conditions ate excell-ert. There ate some 3,500 j-r-

habitants at Voss and numeroushotels vith rooms and facilities{or some 700 guests. Some of thehorels ,-re in the First Class cate-goty. In the vicinity and neigh-boudng distiicts other hotels ardpensions can accommodate another700, and Bergen is only 1% hours

From the centte of Voss atrd iheiailway statior it takes only t€nminutes to walk to Bavallen, finish-ing point for the slalom and dovn-hill courses. These ate all of inter-flational standard size and de$ee

of dificutty. Fot the convenienceof competitots, of6cials and spec-tators, there is a gondola lift, achair lift and a ski tow, while plansare made for two more chait liftsand one T-bat tow. Present capa-city is 1,250 persons perhour. The

improved. Several intemationalski meets have been held at Vossin later yeats. The FIS teclnicalcommittee for sialom and downhillrecommends this site as a reservealtemative for the O\'rnpic slalom/downhill events.

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Ilave you sludied the ofncialreports of previous Games andare you prcpared to stage theGames equa y well?

\Ve have studied all available in-formation deating with previoasOlympic Games, aid aim to stagethe Winter Games of 1968 in keep-ing with the highest standards ofOlympic traditiofls.

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Art thc.e ady laws, customs o!r€fulztioft in youl city ot your6r.orry tbat would limit, re-si€ or interfere q,ith the GamesE rDy way? Frce enrry must ber.ao{ded to teams from all Na-dma.l Olympic Cornrnittees re-crgaiz€d by the IntemationalOllopic Commitre€,

f. b21'e no lawsr customs or re-:-:!rions which would in any way--.uct, limit or hindet the Olym-:< Games. Anyone intercsted in::ahg to Oslo will be welcom.u dcleftes, participants ad 016--:.ls haYing Olympic status qrill

r.o be assuted free, unhampeted::rr- of all equipment and be-,Egmgs.

what son of Olympic Villageswill be ploYided atd where vrillrhey be located?

The Students' Ciqv at Sogfl issituated in one of Oslot mostattractive lesidential districts, closeto th€ maln east-vest motor roadand the underground trains to theshopping centre oi the city. Atpresent therc are 1,250 studsrts'apatmef,ts in this establishment,but ill a'othe! live years some5,000 new apartments vill be builtin this area, as well as adjoinherestaurants, Litchens, auditoriumsand service stotes.The building plans will be adjusted so that a special buildingatea wiil be 6nished \irith 1,500-

1000 single rooms available by theend of 1967.The eotire set up wilithen 6rst serve as olympic vil-lage for competltols and oficials,before being taken over by ufli-

Each olympic panicipant will havehiEher own room, hcludiry sepa-rate bathroom with showet, etc.Every sixth toom will either be acommon ioom or an office for theclteJ de nisior. Feminine pani-cipants wiil have their orffn, sepa-rate building iffid€ the OlympicVillage. Meals will be seffed bya few, sclected restaurants, andmenus will be genetous arrd ad-

;usted to the deftands of indu-vidual contingents.A comprehensive transport servicewtll be availablc fot trmspottatiooto and from the Olympic Village.The City of OsIo guarantees thatthe room and board rates in thevilJage will be very reasonable,considerably lower than compar-able hotel accommodation.The illustrations els€wh€ie in thisbooklet will provide turther im-pressions of accommodations.

How will th€ Games be fnan-ced ?

The financiag of the rifintet Gamesis being guaranteed by the Muni-cipa.Lity of Oslo, which hasannual cufetrt rccounts of con-siderably over eleven hrudted

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Please provide general informr-tion about your city, its size,population, clinate (t€mpera-ture and rainfatl), altitude, andall reasons why ir should beconsidered as a site for lheOl)'rnPic Games.

Area: 453 square kilometers (175sq. milet. Population: 478,500 (asof December 1960). Altitude: 0-600metes(0 2000 feet) above sealevcl.

In the month of February Oslohas a tlpical Nordic winter climatewith cold nights and mildet days,a.fld conditions are favoutable forall kinds ofwinter sports. Observa-tions throughout the last 6fty yeatsshow that in February Oslo on theaverage has 16 days vith sunshine,12 overcast or cloudy days and 12days with precipitation. The ar.er-age depth of snow (measured nearHolmenkoilen) is ?5 certimetres(30 inche$ and the average rela-tive humidity is 80 p. c. The Iowest temperature ever rccotded inoslo in Febtuary is -25,2'C (13'below zero in Fahtenheit) observedin 1893, ard the highest Februaqtemperature is + 15'C (59" F)fecorded in 1878. Normal averagetemp€mtufes ffe:

February 5tb:i l in imum: -5,9" C (21,4 F),ttl ax, : - 3,2' C (26,2' F),Average; -4,8" C (23,4' F).

Febtuary 25/b:l'linimtltn: -4,9' C (23,2" F),l'lax.: -1,1" C (30,0' D.Average: 3,0" C (26,6'F).

Averag€ pr€cipitation in F€bniary:

37 millimettes (1 rl inches). Funhetgercrzl i0formatioo is giYen underquestion E above.

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Vhat accommodation is drerefol Yisitol3?

Oslo can offer a considerable num-ber of good hotels with altogethetsome 5.000 beds. Three ne.r, largehotels ate planned and more canbe built before 1968. By far themajority of hotels q.iil be reseffedfor visitors lrom abroad. Pensionsand priYate accommodation wiIIprobably provide anothei 10.000beds ifnecessary. Even in 1952 thecapacity exceeded the demand inths categoly.Press and Broadcasting reporters,photographen and tecbnicians willmost likely be accommodated inthe Hotel Viking as ir 1952.The hotel is situated in the centreof the city and proYides todaysome 600 beds. Plans are made foran extension. Here elaborate tech-nical equipment for telecommuni-cations services will be installed,conrectrng the leportets' wofkingrooms vith the competitions 2teMs. Oslo is tuithermore vety vellconnected v.ith the intet-globaltelecommwlications n€twork.

Nam€ other importent intemational events that haYe been organised in our city,

To mention only the most im-porant events of apptoved Olympic

1. T he VI Olympic \rinter GamesOslo 1952.

2. The Holnenkolletr Ski Meet,held every year since 1892 with alargeitrteflutionalattenclance.Alsornany other intemational ski com-p€titions.

3. A gteat number of intetnation,lskaring competitiofls during theIast eightt years. Since 1946 Oslohas, in addition to af,nual inter-national meets, been host to thefollo{'ing ewents:

SPeed SAatins: woild Cl1anlpion-ships 1947, 1949, 1956 nd. 1959.European Championships 1951,195'l, 1960, 1962 ̂ nd 1964.

Fislft Skati"g: World Champion-ships 1954 md the EuropeanChampionships 1949.

4. Votld Championship in lceHockey 1958.

5. Eutopean ChampionshiPs Trackand Ficld competitions at BislettStadium 1946.

6. World ShootingChampionships(all events) 1952, Vorld ShootingChampionships Gunning Dee!,Clay Pigeon and Skeet) 1961 andEuropean Rifle Shooting ChamPi-onships 1963.

?. Vo d Military ShootingChampionships 1959 and sevetalinternational wintet biatlllon com-

8. lforld Archery Cha.mpionships1961.

9. European Wtestling Champi-onships 1939.

10, European Boxing ChamPions-ships 1949.

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Ffy and in accordance withOttmpic Ru.les and R€gulations,if tbct aie awarded to your city?

Tlc G$ of Oslo guarantees that:= Games s'i]I be conducted in a'lsfuctory way in accotdance with'-:. OIImpic Rules and Regula-:as. Plar:ning and orgadsationt rhc Games will be caded out-e dose cooperation with the Nor-=c${ Olympic Committee. Amai.or sPorts occuPy a sffong posl-::oa in NoNalr md the Olympic:d.a is entirely in Leeping .rith our

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PulPose of spolts. we ate con-ioced that the Winter Grmes ofi 8 vill be followed vith dvid5rcr€st by the population of theapital ancl of our country. It vouldi. r great honoui for the entire\orvegiatr sports moYem€nt if theI:tcmatioral Olympic Committee-ould award the Oltmpic winterc.mes of 1968 to theGtyof oslo.

Vhat Oslo ofers:

First class winter sports arenas

and installations conforming

to the strictest specifications of the

International Sports Federations.

Thouroughly reliable climatic con-

ditions - no acclimatising problems.

Qualified organising personnel

and officials - with considerable

practical experience.

Outstanding accommodation

facilities.

A background of strong amateur

sports spirit and traditions in the

oldest winter sports nation in

the world, - where far more

than half a million spectators

are likely to attend the Olympic

events - and whose skiers and

skaters (nordic events and

speed skating for men) have

won 18 out of the 34 gold

medals awarded in the Olympic

\flinter Games 1924-1960.

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First class winter sports arenas

and installations conforming

to the strictest specifications of the

International Sports Federations.

Thouroughly reliable climatic con-

ditions - no acclimatising problems.

Qualified organising personnel

and officials - with considerable

practical experience.

Outstanding accommodation

facilities.

A background of strong amateur

sports spirit and traditions in the

oldest winter sports nation in

the wodd, - where far more

than half a million spectators

are likely to attend the Olympic

events - and whose skiers and

skaters (nordic events and

speed skating for men) have

won 18 out of the 34 gold

medals awarded in the Olympic

Vinter Games 1924-1960.