The International Olympic Committee rejected a proposal by the Archbishop of York prior to the Olympic games to appeal to Chancellor Hitler to follow a precedent of the ancient Olympiade and proclaim a general amnesty “for all those suffering imprisonment for racial or religious reasons,” it is disclosed in the British Ski Yearbook, published today.
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