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arations to the Games. The Presidium
resolved problems involved in
the organisation of the Olympic
Regatta in Tallinn, of the football
tournament in Leningrad, Kiev, and
Minsk, in the establishment of the
route and organisation of the Olympic
Torch Relay from Olympia to
Moscow.
The final stage saw the Presidium
concentrating on checking the availability
of the sports installations and
other facilities for the Games, particularly
of the Main Press Centre, Olympic
Television and Radio Complex,
ACS "Olympiad", communications and
transport facilities.
Prominent on the agenda were
matters relating to the setting-up of
the Olympic Village, to the accommodation
of national teams in it, and to
services to be provided for the participants
and officials.
The Presidium had control over
the organisations responsible for preliminary
arrangements at the hotels
assigned for the guests of honour,
officials, the media, foreign and Soviet
tourists, at the restaurants, cafeterias,
cafés and bars, service establishments
and shops.
The Presidium of the OCOG reviewed
several times the scripts of the
Opening and Closing ceremonies of
the Games of the XXII Olympiad,
examined the progress of preparations
for the ceremonies. The Presidium
discussed and settled all practical
matters relating to the ceremonial
opening of the 83rd Session of the
IOC and to its regular meetings, and
questions relating to the Congresses
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of IFs and of other international and
regional sports associations.
An organisational framework for
the administration of the Games was
outlined and established at the final
stage under the direction of the Presidium.
At all the preparatory stages, the
Presidium paid close attention to international
relations, to the development
and strengthening of contacts
with the IOC, IFs, and NOCs recognised
by the IOC, as well as with other
international and regional sports associations.
At its meetings the Presidium
heard the reports of the heads
of delegations returning from the IOC
sessions or from talks with NOCs or
IFs concerning arrangements for the
Games and the development of the
Olympic movement in general. The
Presidium adopted specific resolutions
on the results of each visit and
approved undertakings which set the
lines for future work.
The Executive Bureau met to discuss
and settle matters ensuing from
the objectives and functions of the
OCOG-80 designed to ensure the success
of the Games. Many important
issues were examined by the Executive
Bureau before they were submitted
to the Presidium. The Executive
Bureau concentrated mainly on the
activities of the OCOG-80 departments.
It regularly heard reports of
their chiefs on the implementation of
plans and assignments.
The Executive Bureau studied all
the questions involved in the
economic programme, ratified all the
agreements between the OCOG-80