to the processing organizations. It dispensed
with separate cases. Instead, it
sent the form along with its case. The
processing organizations needed only to
complete it by typewriter in French,
English or German. The rules were:
- Corrections or erasures were not
allowed.
- Mistakes required completion of a new
ID card.
- On the right of the inside of the ID card
a photo of the holder, not older than
three months, had to be affixed.
- Underneath the signature of the ID card
holder the IOC verified the statements
therein and the photo by signature of
the president, the NOC or the international
sports organization by signature
of the president and secretary
general.
- Unused or invalidated cards due to
corrections were to be sent back to the
OC.
With this information the identification
card was complete. The following became
unnecessary with this procedure: the
completion of the inner part of the ID
card with its special case, and the processing
of the IC cards after arrival of the
holders at the Games.
Beginning May 1, 1972 the IOC, the
NOCs and the international sports organizations
received their allotments of blank
cards, together with instructions, for
categories A to E and J. This was not
difficult, since it was possible to determine
their requirements at that point in
time fairly exactly. The number of ID cards
for category F, however, the OC was able
to determine only eight weeks before the
opening ceremonies, that is, up until
June 30, 1972, according to Article 33 of
the IOC Statutes. Only then was it able
to forward to the NOCs the blank ID cards.
Previously, however, the OC had informed
the NOCs through transmittal of the
report forms, so that they could gather the
necessary information and photos of the
competitors and team officials.
Reference lists of the issued ID cards
were compiled, containing their numbers,
and the holder's first and last name, sex,
date of birth, function, and sport. The
correctness and completeness of these
lists were to be verified by signature of
the director of the IOC or secretaries
general of the NOCs or international sports
organizations. The unused and invalidated
cards were also listed. Together with the
blank ID cards, the OC forwarded forms in
quadruplicate, separated by category.
They were to be completed in French,
English or German in writing or by typewriter.
Three copies were submitted to the
OC, the fourth was retained by the issuing
office.
For the submission of the reference list
the OC set deadlines. For categories
A-E and J, July 25, 1972; for category F
at least two weeks before arrival of the
first team member in the Olympic Village,
and at the latest August 20, 1972. After
receipt of the lists, preparation of the
identification cards, including personal
data, for the various categories was
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In contrast to previous Olympic Games,
these ID cards were intended to be just
travel documents, replacing passports
and visa and allowing admittance to the
Olympic Village or Press Center. For the
competition sites and for other areas
closed to the public the OC developed a
completely separate identification system.
This system provided for uniformly regulated
admittance to these areas for ID card
holders as well as for all others connected
with the carrying out of the Games, and
facilitated control. However, many lists
did not reach the OC by the deadlines. For
category F they were often not turned in
until the arrival of the team in the Olympic
Village. This put considerable pressure on
those responsible for processing the ID
cards.
21.1.2
Smallpox Vaccination Certificate
According to the regulation of November
11,1971 pertaining to compliance
with international health precautions in
air traffic, it was necessary to demand a
current smallpox vaccination certificate
from all individuals who had been in
Africa, South America or Asia two weeks
prior to their arrival by air in the Federal
Republic of Germany. Exceptions were the
Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands,
USA, Canada, the Soviet Union, Turkey,
and Cyprus.
21.1.3
Customs Check of Baggage
Every ID card holder received five special
tags for his baggage, which were sent together
with the blank ID cards. All baggage
identified with these tags was not
checked by customs officials during entry
and departure.
The color of the baggage tags corresponded
to the color of the category of
the respective ID card. There were two
different types of tags: for category F
(Olympic Village - Men, Olympic Village -
Women) and J (Youth or Student Camp).
This facilitated sorting of the baggage
collected at the airport and transported to
the Olympic grounds.
21.1.4
Design
Visual elements determined the design of
the ID cards and baggage tags.
Format:
2/3 DIN A6.
Colors:
category A: gold;
B: silver;
C: white;
D: orange;
E: light green;
F: light blue;
J: dark blue.
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