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DM/MM

June 27th 1983

Mr. Werner Fricker,
Executive Vice-President,
U.S. Soccer Federation/Fricker Corporation,
1 Village Road,
Horsham,
PENNSYLVANIA 19044.

JUL 8 1983

Dear Mr. Fricker,

Following our telephone conversation I am writing to say
how important I feel it is that your federation should proceed
with its proposed action over F.I.F.A.'s handling of the World
Cup venue for 1986. If you do so you will be acting not only
in your own interest but that of the entire game for it is
quite apparent that the present F.I.F.A. regime is conducting
its affairs in a way which leaves much to be desired yet it is
being left unchallenged.

From my recent visit to Spain to have informal talks
with Rene Court a number of facts emerge of which the most
important are:

1. The World Cup accounts for 1982 in Spain appear not to show any figure from the substantial sales from marketing souvenirs and mementos etc. yet this has not been questioned by any of the participants.

2. F.I.F.A. have spent almost 750,000$ in order to buy off the contracts before expiration of the two senior officials who did not agree with various procedures.

3. The position on the executive committee now is that all opposition to the presidency has been eliminated and none of those on the committee seem willing to challenge any decision.

4. Many decisions in committee are taken without a formal vote of approval simply on the basis of no opposition being voiced.

5. The links with commercial organisations are increasingly too intimate to be healthy for a non-profit making sports body.

I have many more details to substantiate the points I have made and I look forward to further discussion with you in New York when I arrive next Wednesday July 6th.

European federation, and vice-president of FIFA, went so far as to tell me: "I think we have probably taken the correct decision, but in the worst possible way."

By shrewd manipulation of Friday morning's agenda, Mr Havelange had insured that the executive committee had taken their "decision" before they could be exposed to the eloquence of Dr Kissinger's plea. On Thursday night the American delegates had privately polled every member of the committee and were convinced that while four pro-Mexico hardliners could not be influenced - Neuberger (West Germany), Lacoste (Argentina), d'Almeida (Brazil) and Canedo (Mexico), together worth Mr Havelange and the general secretary, Blatter - most, if not all, of the remaining 16 had misgivings about the United States and Canada not having been inspected.

The leading sympathizers included Cavan (Northern Ireland), Brodd (Sweden), Senior (Colombia), Franchi and Jassim (Kuwait). All indicated that they might support a move for postponement but none, it would seem, had the courage to propose it. The dice were impossibly loaded against the Americans; and the insincerity of committee members who had failed to speak their minds, yet afterwards rushed to protest their friendship for America and Canada, was shameful to behold.

Part of the proof that the Americans are looking for is: 1, a copy of the Mexican six-page bid; 2, a copy of the special commission's report; and 3, a copy of the minutes of Friday's early morning meetings. If they can obtain these Mr Havelange may find that the power and the glory may not all finally rest in Mexico.

David Miller

## Football: only

# Kissinger blows whistle on world

The United States Soccer Federation will spend the next few weeks urgently studying, under the leadership of Henry Kissinger, the legal implications of the award of the 1986 World Cup finals to Mexico by FIFA without a vote having been taken.

This is the most extraordinary fact to emerge from last Friday's meetings in Stockholm; technically, no motion or resolution to give Mexico the £500m event was ever put before the executive committee. The announcement by the FIFA president, João Havelange, that the choice of Mexico was a "unanimous decision" is simply not accurate. One wonders if the same regrettable conduct would have been possible before the total decline of British influence on the affairs of the world game.

By midnight on Friday, with the United States and Canadian delegations still dazed by the ridicule to which they had been exposed by FIFA's charade of hearing the representations which they had long before decided to ignore, several members of the executive committee with a conscience were admitting that there had not been a vote.

On Friday morning Mr Havelange, having had lengthy individual discussions with most members of the executive at a social function the previous evening, asked the assembled committee of 20 if they had any objection to the report of the special commission, which some of them had only just received.

I understand that the report, which the Americans and Canadians have not been allowed to see, recommended Mexico while making various criticisms, some allegedly inaccurate, of the two rival bids which had been analysed on paper but not on the site.

Not one member of the committee raised any objection, let alone proposed that possibly there should be a postponement while the United States and Canadian bids were inspected. This committee procedure took place before the three representations by Canada, Mexico and the United States which followed later the same morning. Entirely, and alone, on the absence of opposition to the special commission report Mr Havelange announced the unanimous decision, without any formal vote of acceptance. Under FIFA's own regulations it could be argued that Mexico have not yet been awarded the Cup.

MS 1

United States Senate

New York, the executive committee of FIFA, the autocratic body which controls its game immune to external appeal or judgment, will give the United States soccer federation 30 minutes in Stockholm on May 20 to plead its case for consideration as a 1986 candidate.

Leading the US delegation, which will be permitted five speakers, five observers and no audio-visual aids, will be the former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, a football enthusiast since childhood. Dr Kissinger has placed his experience and reputation behind the US bid because, as he says, "the success is a vital experience for the overwhelming majority of mankind" and it would greatly benefit international soccer as well as the game in the US to establish it here as a major sport.

Dr Kissinger goes to Stockholm not to seek a confrontation with FIFA but an objective hearing. There, he doubt if the United States can control of the World Cup's destiny; Brazilian president Joao Havelange, the Organising committee chairman Hermann Neuberger of West Germany, general secretary Joseph Blatter and vice-president Harry Cavan (Northern Ireland) and Doctor Frankchi and Dentsu of Japan, the largest advertising agents in the Eastern Hemisphere. Linking the two sets of polker players is the FIFA vice-president Guillermo Canedo of Mexico, business partners of Ascarraga.

that Dr Kissinger's diplomatic expertise will be fully stretched to reverse this probability.

Not present on May 20 will be vital players in the political game of poker: Horst Dasler, Chairman of Sports manufacturers Adidas said to have interests in two of the major marketing agencies, Rofa (television) and ISL of Lucerne (advertising); Emilio Ascarraga, owner of Televisa, Mexico's sole TV network; and Dentsu of Japan, the largest advertising agents in the Eastern Hemisphere. Linking the two sets of polker players is the FIFA vice-president Guillermo Canedo of Mexico, business partners of Ascarraga.

Yesterday Dr Kissinger gave an exclusive interview to this newspaper which he clarified many aspects of the USSF application.

Question: Why did the US cause interest you sufficiently to become involved?

Answer: I've always been a soccer enthusiast, and I take every opportunity when I'm in Europe to go to games. I've been interested ever since I was a boy and I've been honorary chairman of the North American Soccer League (NASL). Bringing the World Cup here would put the sport on top of the game.

Q: In what ways is your involvement most likely to assist the US bid?

A: I think I've been helpful in getting together a group of senior American executives and political figures to give backing to the enterprise, to show this is not primarily a commercial exercise of an individual soccer team. My utility is to show there's broad-based support in business and political community and that we can put on a first-class operation.

Q: Do you see the possibility of any fresh development by FIFA prior to May 20?

A: What we are asking for is the opportunity to present a full case. There may have been misunderstandings originally, at a time when I was not involved. It was thought that it was a starting point and that we could provide fuller answers when FIFA came here. Now we have a letter from the White House about legal requirement and the support of governors of each state involved.

A: It seems to me one of two things should now happen: either FIFA should give us the World Cup on the basis of our written presentation, or they should delay their decision until they can send a team to look us over. We think we deserve a visit.

Q: What is the least you hope for from the Stockholm meeting?

A: That FIFA decide they will look over the situation at our grounds. After all, even in Mexico they found a number of stadia unsatisfactory and I doubt if the figures in control of the World Cup's destiny; Brazilian president Joao Havelange, the Organising committee chairman Hermann Neuberger of West Germany, general secretary Joseph Blatter and vice-president Harry Cavan (Northern Ireland) and Doctor Frankchi and Dentsu of Japan, the largest advertising agents in the Eastern Hemisphere. Linking the two sets of polker players is the FIFA vice-president Guillermo Canedo of Mexico, business partners of Ascarraga.

Q: What will be the main thrust of the US case?

A: The letter from the White House; our corporate financial backing; the quality of our stadia and the changes that will easily be made; our advertising facilities; and the importance of showing the international game here in a way it has not been seen previously.

Dr Kissinger: Seeking an objective hearing

Q: What is your view of the widely-held opinion that FIFA has broken its own terms of reference by not visiting the US?

A: I find it inexplicable. If FIFA had come and then made a report on merit, nobody could complain. I understand we will have half an hour in Stockholm.

A: A number of us have heavy schedules and we have shown our dedication by altering these to go to Stockholm and I cannot believe we will be given a reasonable amount of time. We're no out for confrontation."

Q: Is there anything further the US can do before may 20?

A: We would accept an inspection committee at any time, at very short notice and we're willing to answer any questions, but we do not want our case to be pre-judged.
Q: What would be the value to football of the US hosting the cup?

A: It would make soccer a major sport in the US and would mean Americans traveling abroad would take an enormous interest in the game. It would be tremendous for the game if it could become a major sport in a country as

sports-minor as the US. It could be, and should be.

Q: Is there any sanction outside normal football legislation which the US might consider?

A: We haven't given that any thought because we haven't imagined we would not be treated fairly. With so many Americans involved now, it would be a bad thing if we were treated in a cavalier fashion.

Q: How much support do you consider the US has in the international football sphere?

A: I'm really new at the politics of soccer. We didn't want to get started earlier and take the Cup away from a sister republic. It had been assigned to Colombia, so we didn't make any approaches to members of FIFA, and I have no idea of the extent of the support we may have. The Cup is due for the Western Hemisphere and there is no other candidate which has not recently staged the Cup. There are a physical problems in Mexico, you yourself pointed out in 1970. They are not arguments for never giving the Cup to Mexico, but why twice in sixteen years?

Q: Are there any grounds for believing FIFA may already have signed contracts with Mexico which make the situation worse? I would hate to believe that. It would be totally against their own rules.

Q: From your experience as a observer at several World Cups, would you balance the importance of football between playing in a traditional football country, and the greater financial advantage which there might be here?

A: My assessment is that we've have very large crowds for the semi-final and final and good crowds for the second round. The first round is problematic as it has been since it was expanded to 24 teams. There were not big crowds for the first round in Spain. In giving us the World Cup, FIFA would be investing in the future. It would be one of the few times the home team would not have a huge advantage because we would certainly lose the game's best traditions.

A: Absolutely. No question Now that I have all the people involved it would be point of honour for all of us to ensure that it was a success. wouldn't be involved if weren't convinced of that.

Q: Is it true that as Secretaries you used to have the European League results supplied to you through diplomatic channels.

A: It's true. The British result I could get in the newspaper but I used to get the Germa results supplied to me so that could follow the clubs.

Q: How good a goalkeeper are you, and would you ever have liked to play serious soccer.

A: Those were high scoring days when I was a goalkeeper. In those days they played the 2-3-5 system. I played in goal till I broke my hand and ended-up as a fullback after playing for a while as forward. My enthusiasm f exceeded my skill, but I was fanatic. My father thought should go to the opera, thought I should go to soccer, used to sneak away.

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## FOOTBALL

# How US plan to force FIFA into extra-time

From David Miller, Stockholm

Franz Beckenbauer and Pele, two of the most illustrious names in the history of the World Cup, team up together this morning in the conference room. The opposition whom they hope to blind with verbal science is the executive committee of FIFA.

The former West Germany and Brazil stars are being flown in specially by the United States Soccer Federation delegation which in 30 minutes has to convince FIFA to change their intention to hand the 1986 World Cup finals to Mexico where the two/famous players dominated the stage in 1970. Subsequently they played for Cosmos in New York and it is that experience of America which the USSF now intends to exploit.

Beckenbauer and Pele will line up across the table with USPF President and Vice President Gene Edwards and Werner Fricker, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who arrived by private jet from the United States last night. Upon the words of these five hangs the destination of the 1986 finals. They face a 20-man committee: their objective, to get an 11-9 vote in favour of at least a one-month postponement of the decision pending a visit to inspect American facilities by the organising committee.

Yesterday the odds on Dr. Kissinger's velvet diplomacy's chance of success were rated somewhat less than Brighton's at Wembley tomorrow. It is claimed in many quarters, not least in Mexico, that the deal is already done between FIFA president, Joao Havelange, his colleagues Hermann Neuberger (West Germany) and Guillermo Canedo (Mexico) and the consortium of television moguls and private financiers in Mexico City.

The Sheraton Hotel here for the last 48 hours as with so many FIFA meetings, has bristled with more intrigue than the Rome of Caesar or

the Borgias. The one fact working in America's favour is that many of the executive committee concede that an investigating commission should have gone to the States - but how many are prepared to put up their hands in what would be effectively a vote against Havelange?

Harry Cavan, a FIFA vice-president and a member for 23 years, says: "A lot of blame lies on our side: the sub-committee should have gone to America as well as Mex.co. The problem all began with Columbia because we knew from the outset that when the final lists were increased to 24 for Spain that Columbia could not cope. I'm on record as saying the increase was a bad thing."

"But my expectation is that the sub-committee's recommendation will be for Mexico and that the executive committee will accept it. America's diffucuity is that they did not have their original presentation properly coodinated by the March 11 deadline."

Cavin infers that he would support a vote for a postponement, but says he cannot himself propose it as Vice-Chairman. It was even being said last night that Hevelange might duck the flak by absenting himself from the meeting on other business and letting Cavan take the chair.

Last night everyone was asking whether America could muster enough votes. There are nine from Europe and South America, but at least three of those will certanly side with Havelange, leaving Dr. Kissinger, Pele and the rest needing to convince five members from Afro-Asia that America deserves consideration. As Mr Edwards says: "If we go in there to strong-arm then, we're lost. We have to convince them that maybe so far things have not been fair. We have to show that we're prepared to lose with a sporting attitude. This is supposed still to be a game". There are tohose of us who have reluctantly begun to doubt this for some years.

United States Soccer Federation
Affiliated with the Federation Internationale de Football Association

TO: Members of National Board of Directors

FROM: Werner Fricker

DATE: June 20, 1983

SUBJECT: World Cup '86

Hopefully all of you have reviewed the lengthy report on the
USSF World Cup bid and the recommendations of the attorneys
regarding further steps that may be taken.

There is no question that FIFA did not deal fairly with the
United States Soccer Federation and discriminated against
the United States.

I have enclosed a proposed letter to FIFA, which should be
sent to FIFA as the next step, however, it is my recommenda-
tion that this letter only be forwarded after the Federation
has made the decision to proceed with a demand for arbitration
as recommended by the attorneys.

WERNER FRICKER

WF:vn

Enclosure

CC: Dr. Henry Kissinger
Howard Samuels
Rafael de La Sierra
Robert C. Lawrence, III, Esq.
Dr. Rolf Blatter
Kurt Lamm

JUN 24 1983

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June , 1983

Mr. J. S. Blatter,
General Secretary
FIFA
P.O. Box 85
CH-8030 Zurich, Switzerland

Re: 1986 World Cup

Dear Mr. Blatter:

The United States Soccer Federation ("USSF") was disappointed to learn of Federation Internationale de Football Association's ("FIFA") decision not to hold the 1986 World Cup in the United States. The USSF believes that the FIFA Special Committee in making its recommendation and the FIFA Executive in reaching its decision to hold the 1986 World Cup in Mexico discriminated against the United States. Consequently, the USSF requests the FIFA Executive Committee to rescind the decision made in Stockholm. At a later date, when the FIFA Special Committee has fulfilled its responsibilities to consider fairly the application of the USSF and all other applicants, the FIFA Executive Committee would then be able to make a new decision based on the merits of all applications.

In December, 1982, when the Colombian Football Federation withdrew as the organizing country for the 1986 World Cup, FIFA invited the National Associations of the United States, Mexico, Canada and Brazil to apply to be the host country. All the Associations except Brazil's Association subsequently submitted applications. Considerable time, effort and money was expended with regard to the preparation of the USSF application which was timely submitted. However, shortly after receipt of the applications and before any stadia were inspected, the FIFA Special Committee announced that it would only pursue Mexico as the site for the 1986 World Cup. Prior to the submission of our application, we were surprised to read reports of several Senior FIFA officials, publicly stating that the 1986 World Cup would be held in Mexico, but we were consistently reassured that the decision would only be made in Stockholm.

June 16, 1983

Upon learning of the decision by the FIFA Special Committee, the USSF then inquired as to the reasons why its application was not being pursued by that Committee, although it was still considered to be valid by FIFA. In fact, we were advised by FIFA that we should make a presentation in Stockholm on May 20th, despite not having received a visit from the FIFA Special Committee. We, therefore, participated in Stages 1 and 3 of the selection process, but not in Stage 2. No official response was received to the USSF inquires. Instead, a variety of reasons have been reported in newspaper articles that have been attributed to statements made by FIFA officers. This has caused confusion and uncertainty. Regardless of the merit or accuracy of the reasons so indicated, the USSF attempted, as best it could without any official response from FIFA, to address those reasons.

One of the suggested reasons, namely that the initial (March 11th) USSF application was not complete, needs specific comment. The application was necessarily prepared in a short period of time, and FIFA denied the USSF's request for cooperation and advice from the FIFA Special Committee members. Also, the USSF was advised that its initial application could be supplemented and, if necessary, corrected as a result of the visit by the FIFA Special Committee. Despite such lack of cooperation and advice, a detailed supplement to the USSF application was completed and submitted to FIFA one week before the May 20th meeting in Stockholm. It included, among other items, additional documents from the White House and local government authorities in support of the letter from the President of the United States which was included with the initial application. The letter endorsed the USSF's efforts and indicated that the U.S. Government would provide the necessary cooperation and support to be selected as host nation.

Ignoring USSF's considerable and expensive efforts and the announcement by the FIFA President, Dr. Joao Havelange on April 10th in Belgrade that a visit of all applicant countries by the FIFA Special Committee would take place, the FIFA Special Committee refused to inspect the proposed stadia in the United States. In an effort to be treated fairly, the USSF appealed the Special Committee's decision, and FIFA suspended further consideration of USSF's application pending the appeal, which USSF understands was not even placed on the agenda or considered at the FIFA Executive Committee meeting on May 20, 1983.

Mr. J. S. Blatter
General Secretary
FIFA

June 17, 1983

On May 23rd the USSF requested from FIFA a copy of the successful Mexican application and was again referred to the Mexican National Association, which after persistant requests from the U.S. delegation in Stockholm ultimately agreed on May 20th to provide a copy to the USSF which has not yet been received. However, the USSF has now been able to obtain a copy of the Mexican application from other sources. A review of that application clearly indicates that it does not contain as much information as the application submitted by the USSF on March 11th.

Also, FIFA refuses to provide the USSF with a copy of the Special Committee's report because it is purportedly confidential. It does not seem right that a non-commercial organization such as FIFA should keep an essential report by an important committee confidential. Again, by this letter, a request is made for a copy of the Special Committee's report.

A review of the record supports the USSF's claim of irregular procedural treatment resulting in discrimination against its application. Therefore, if the FIFA Special Committee and the FIFA Executive Committee do not reconsider this matter in an appropriate and fair way, USSF will be forced to consider what other remedies may be available to it and proceed accordingly. The USSF regrets that this is the case and sincerely hopes that this request will receive immediate, thorough and fair consideration.

FIFA must appreciate that in good faith the USSF incurred considerable costs in developing a detailed presentation in order to make a strong bid to be host nation for World Cup 86. Had it been known in advance that the USSF application would not receive full and fair consideration, then no such effort would have been justified.

Respectfully,

UNITED STATES SOCCER FEDERATION

(L)

June 10, 1983

TO: USSF Board of Directors

FROM: Phil Woosnam

RE: Translation of Mexican Presentation to FIFA

Attached is a translation of the written presentation submitted by Mexico to FIFA on March 11, 1983. The only contents of that presentation which has not been made available is Section D, "Data Sheets for Stadiums 1 through 14." Presumably, the Data Sheets referred to were the questionnaires which had to be completed for all stadia recommended by applicant nations.

It would therefore appear that Sections A, B and C of the Mexican presentation (all of the attached documents) should be compared with the initial presentation submitted by the USSF to determine whether or not the FIFA Special Committee had sufficient reason to pursue only the Mexican bid, based purely on the written presentations made by March 11th.

It is accepted that the contents of the Mexican bid were provided in the same order (or pattern) as listed in the Terms of Reference. It appears however that the Mexican presentation contains certainly no more, and in my view, less information than the initial presentation submitted by the USSF.

For instance, the letter of support from the Government was provided by the President of the United States as opposed to the Assistant Secretary for Sports in Mexico.

In Section A which deals with the responses to items 1-12 of the Terms of Reference, no mention is made of item 12 "Documents to be Produced" and the responses given to various other items including item 7 "Accommodation," item 8 "Transportation," item 9 "Tickets," and item 10 "FIFA General Secretariat," are either incomplete or lacking in specific detail.

It is therefore difficult to believe that the FIFA Special Committee was able to logically determine that the information provided in the Mexican presentation is sufficiently or even any better than the information provided by the USSF in order to justify the decision of the Committee to only pursue the application from Mexico.

PW/nm

Enclosure: Translation of Mexican Presentation

cc: Dr. Henry Kissinger
Howard Samuels
Rafael de la Sierra
NASL Owners
Kurt Lamm

JUN 14 1983

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MEXICAN SOCCER

FEDERATION

AFFILIATED WITH
MEXICAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE,
MEXICAN SPORTS CONFEDERATION AND F.I.F.A.
ABRAHAM GONZALEZ NO. 74
MEXICO CITY 6

CONTENTS OF THIS FILE:

A) COMMENTS AND REPLIES TO THE VARIOUS POINTS CONTAINED IN THE SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE F.I.F.A. 1986 WORLD CUP.
(PAGES 7 THROUGH 9)

B) ANNEX NO. 1) — LETTER OF ENDORSEMENT FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO.

C) ANNEXES NOS. 2), 3) AND 4) — CONTAINING INFORMATION ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSPORTATION, ACCOMMODATIONS AND CLIMATE IN MEXICO.

D) DATA SHEETS FOR STADIUMS 1 THROUGH 14.

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MEXICAN SOCCER

FEDERATION

Fifa Coca-Cola
World Youth Cup
"MEXICO 1983"

March 11, 1983

International Soccer
Federation [F.I.F.A.]
City

Gentlemen:

With reference to the Specifications that were as sent to this institution for the organization of the F.I.F.A. 1986 WORLD CUP, we are taking the liberty below of presenting the comments and replies made by the Mexican Soccer Federation relating to its application to host that event:

## 1. BASIC PROVISIONS

### 1.1 Responsibilities

We are aware of and in agreement with the contents of the abovementioned Chapter and, if selected, the Mexican Soccer Federation would accept the duties and responsibilities that F.I.F.A. determines.

The Government of our country, by written instrument of which a copy is enclosed, has stated its readiness to extend to the International Soccer Federation the guarantees that are listed in the Book of Specifications.

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## 2. BASIC ASSUMPTIONS

We have noted the contents of points 2.1 to 2.6. We state our agreement with and acceptance of the points that pertain to us.

## 3. GOVERNMENTAL GUARANTEES

We are transcribing below the text of the written document containing the Consent of the President of the Republic, which was sent to us by the Assistant Secretary for Mexican Sports, stating in this connection: "... the Government of Mexico agrees to issue the guarantees requested by the International Soccer Federation in order that the 1986 World Soccer Championship may be held, as the case may be, in the territory of the Republic. The guarantees referred to are contained in the 10 points listed in Chapter 3 of the Specifications sent to this Assistant Secretary's Office for his decision. ..."

We are enclosing as Annexes Nos. 2, 3 and 4 to this document the specifics of the communications and transportation systems and the accommodations existing in our country, in anticipation of the fact that each and every one of them will be sufficient and adequate for the organization of the 1986 WORLD SOCCER CUP.

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<table><tr><td>11. "TAMAULIPAS"</td><td>TAMPICO, TAMPS.</td><td>42,200</td><td>NO</td></tr><tr><td>12. "LOPEZ PORTILLO"</td><td>MEXICO CITY</td><td>42,000</td><td>NO</td></tr><tr><td>13. "OLIMPICO, C.D."</td><td>MEXICO CITY</td><td>50,000</td><td>NO</td></tr><tr><td>14. "BENITO JUAREZ"</td><td>JUAREZ CITY, CHIH.</td><td>29,450</td><td>YES</td></tr></table>

Besides the stadiums listed, the governors of the States of Querétaro and Hidalgo, whose capital cities are located very close to Mexico City, will begin construction on two stadiums holding 40,000 spectators each, regardless of whether our country hosts the World Cup.

## 4.2 Special Requirements

The points contained in Chapter 4.2 regarding the conditions of the stadiums and the doping control will be implemented efficiently and punctually.

At present, each and every one of the proposed stadiums is in continuous use and satisfies the requirements listed, with the exception of the adjustment of space for the facilities and areas for the media.

\*] Translator's note: please check original. Figures unclear on our copy.

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## 5. Requirements of the Media

We are aware of and agree to satisfy, if selected, the minimum installations indicated by F.I.F.A. for media at the World Cup.

The technical facilities that must be provided in each stadium and throughout the country would be amply covered, since we have sufficient resources and facilities for telephones, teletypes, data transmission, telephotography, facsimile, television, radio broadcasting and telex.

We have at our disposal an extensive microwave network and our continuous long-distance program, supplementing the capacity of the general microwave network.

We operate a network of 35 earth stations linking with satellites and thus supporting the transmission of telephony and television via the domestic Westar 3 satellite of the United States. In addition, we have rebuilt the earth station for satellite links with Europe and Africa, so that with the new Tulancingo-2 station we have a capacity of 528 telephone circuits and four channels for television signals.

In 1985, a satellite owned by the Government of our Republic and Mexican Television will be in operation to transmit directly the television signals originating in our country.

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We have a total of 48,044 kilometers of television channels,
covering the entire country.

The radio frequency channel has increased, at present extending
over ninety-five thousand kilometers.

We plan to install modern enclosures for journalists and the media
to work in; they will have the benefit of all technological
advances to permit optimal transmission of information about the
event.

## EXISTING CONTRACTS

We have noted the contracts established by the International
Soccer Federation for television, static advertising, commercial
exploitation and insurance, and we state that the contents of
these contracts does not represent any conflict whatsoever for our
stadiums and Organizing Committee, and we therefore accept the
conditions established by you.

## 7. ACCOMMODATIONS

We will submit to you in due course all the proposals for
accommodations, stating in advance that our country has a lodging
capacity of 244,000 rooms and that so far the National Fund for
the Development of Tourism has supported the construction of
13,612 new hotel rooms; they are first-class lodgings and we
consider them optimal for a competition such as the one we would
be organizing.

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## MEDIA REQUIREMENTS

All of the requirements contemplated for the minimum installations for the media in the F.I.F.A. World Cup will be satisfied in time and in accordance with the guidelines and instructions that are given to us in this respect.

## 8. TRANSPORTATION

All of the transportation units for teams, officials of the International Soccer Federation, Referees and representatives of the media would be made available at the time and in the number and quality required.

## 9. TICKETS

In the event that we are chosen to host the 1986 World Cup, we would draw up as soon as possible the corresponding proposal for the entrance prices and the categories of the stadiums, as well as the guidelines for the national and international sale of tickets, subject to the approval of the International Soccer Federation.

We would, in addition, comply with F.I.F.A.'s requests to distribute a share of the tickets to F.I.F.A. and the national Associations and other points relating to tickets.

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10. SECRETARIAT OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCCER FEDERATION

The offices and facilities that are specified would be made
available.

11. FINANCING

We are in agreement with the conditions and policies for the
expenses, revenues and contributions to expenses that are
established in this Chapter.

Pending a reply from the International Soccer Federation permitting
our country to host the 1986 F.I.F.A. World Cup, we look forward to
your instructions regarding the committee that will visit our
country to inspect the installations and conditions that we have
mentioned.

Respectfully,

(signature)

Dr. Rafael del Castillo Ruiz

President

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[Seal of the Office of
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OFFICE OF THE
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SPORTS
No. FAC-115-83

Mexico City, March 10, 1983

MEXICAN SOCCER FEDERATION, A.C.
No. 74 ABRAHAM GONZALEZ
MEXICO CITY

I AM PLEASED TO INFORM YOU BY THIS MEANS OF THE CONSENT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, COMMUNICATED TO THIS OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY BY THE HEAD OF THE BRANCH, STATING THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO AGREES TO GRANT THE GUARANTEES REQUESTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL SOCCER FEDERATION IN ORDER THAT THE 1986 WORLD SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP MAY BE HELD IN THE TERRITORY OF THE REPUBLIC. THE GUARANTEES REFERRED TO ARE CONTAINED IN THE 10 POINTS LISTED IN CHAPTER 3 OF THE SPECIFICATIONS SENT TO THIS OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ITS DECISION.

PURSUANT TO THE FOREGOING, YOUR FEDERATION IS AUTHORIZED TO CONFIRM ITS REQUEST TO THE CORRESPONDING INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION AND TO

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REQUEST THAT IT BE ENTRUSTED WITH THE ORGANIZATION OF THE 1986 WORLD CUP, CONTINUING THE PROCEDURE THAT IT HAS ALREADY BEGUN, BASED ON VARIOUS COMMUNICATIONS FROM THIS OFFICE.

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WITHOUT TEXT

Jorge Antonio Sánchez Cordero, Esq., Notary Public No. One
Hundred Fifty-Three of the Federal District,

CERTIFIES: That this photostatic copy of ONE legal pages, each of
which is sealed and signed and is a true copy of the original
document, to which he attests, which he has seen and with which
[illegible], according to [illegible] of Instrument No. 2866,
[illegible] by the undersigned Notary on this date, to which I
attest.

Mexico City, MARCH 11, 1983

JORGE ANTONIO SANCHEZ CORDERO, ESQ.

NOTARY PUBLIC NO. 153 of the Fed. Dist.

MEXICAN SOCCER FEDERATION

[Notary's Seal]

AN

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