London, July 16.
The likelihood of Finland's acquiring permission 4o present the 12th Olympic festival gained ground yesterday when, according to a réort of the "Exchange Telegraph", the President of the International Olympic Committee, Count Baillet-Latour, inform-national Red Cross conference. He
and has been confined to his home since. He is 75—Domei.
Helsingfors, July 15. The President of the International Olympic Congress telegraphed the Finnish Olympic Committee today, virtually assuring that Finland would receive the 1940 Olympic Games.
Finland, one of the most consistent leaders in the Olympic Games, has been making determined bids to get the games ever since she came into the limelight at Stockholm in 1912.—nited Press,
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