Part 2 - LA84 Foundation

The SLOOC sent its working-level officials
to Greece in August 1987 and
July 1988 to discuss and prepare
details of the torch relay in accordance
with the agreement.
Under the agreement
The HOC:
• Sent the basic plan for the torch relay to
the SLOOC on September 30, 1987.
• Selected two permanent HOC representatives
on October 1, 1987.
• Sent to the SLOOC, on April 28, 1988, the
list of people to be invited to the torch
relay and their resumes; the plans for the
receptions it would host; and the list of
torchbearers.
The SLOOC:
• Conducted a rehearsal for the flame lighting
on August 23, 1987.
• Approved the HOC plan for the torch
relay in Greece and sent to the HOC its
plan for the torch relay in Korea on
December 1, 1987.
• Informed the list of the members of the
SLOOC delegation and remitted the
expenses to the HOC on June 1, 1988.
• Sent the equipment and logistics needed
for the torch relay to the HOC on July 20,
1988.
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2. The leader of the Korean delegation
sent to Greece to take custody of the
Olympic torch, Seoul Mayor Kim Yongnae,
holds the flame high during the torch
transfer ceremony held at the Panathenian
Stadium in Athens, Greece on August 25,
1988.
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4. Kim Ock-jin, Secretary-general of the
SLOOC, delivers a speech at the Temple
of Hera in Olympia, Greece, during the
sacred torch lighting ceremony on August
23.
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