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IOC asks Taiwan to returnBy GEOFFREY MILLERMONTREAL (AP) — The International Olympic Committee announced Tuesday that additional overtures had been made to Taiwan to get the team from that small island to agree to compete in the forthcoming Olympic Games beneath the Olympic flagLord Killanin, president of the IOC, said the suggestion had been given to the Taiwanese for study with a decision expectedWednedsday.“We had unanimous condemnation of the breakage of rules/’ the Irish lord said in referring to Canada's refusal to allow the Taiwanese to compete in the games under the country's official name of the Republic of China and with its national colors.Killanin indicated there had been no official vote on the mat-ter during Tuesday’s 4Vahour session.Originally, after being informed by Canada that it could bring its athletes into this country only if it agreed to discard its name and flag, Taiwan refused. The team competed at Rome in 1960 under the conditions proposed by the IOC, but carrying a banner of protest in the traditional opening parades• - — —-Canada has recognized the People's Republic of China and government officials have expressed fear that permitting the rival Taiwanese team entry would offend the People’s Republic.In Washington, a spokesman for President Ford said it was “the American position, the White House position,” that the IOC alone should decide which teams take part in the Games.- White House Press'Secretaiy Ron Nessen said: “The roleof -the host country is solely to provide facilities for the Games, and the host country should not stipulate political or other considerations for participation in the Games.”Asked again whether Ford would recommend an American boyeottrof the Games over the issue, Nessen said he would not “want to project that far ahead.”U.S. Sen. Barry Goldwater and The New York Times suggested Tuesday that the United States reconsider its participation in the Games, but Douglas Roby, U.S. member of the IOC, said: “I don’t think there is much chance of the U.S. team pulling out.”As the IOC went into*session, African delegates met in the same hotel to discuss a possible demand for a ban on New Zealand because a New Zealand rugby team was touring segregationist South Africa.This was a further political problem that could embarrass the IOC in the last few days before the Games’ official opening Saturday.
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