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January 16, 1940

Due to the various incidents, the misbehavior, dangerous actions and serious threats to the fragile peace that exists in the Southeast Asia Region by Canadian Armed Forces in the area of Hong Kong where they are guests to the United Kingdom, , the Japanese Olympic Comittee has decided to bar the nation of Canada from participating in the V Olympic Winter Games to be held at Sapporo between February 3 and February 14 as well as the XII Olympic Summer Games to be held at Edo between September 21 and October 6.

The Olympic Games are an event that symbolizes peace and the unity between the nations of the five inhabited continents. With their continuous antagonistic actions in the Hong Kong area, Canada has clearly shown that they care not at all for peace and are seeders of discord in the world and have therefore no place at an Olympic venue.

The Japanese Olympic Comittee has called upon the president of the International Olympic Committee, Count Henri de Baillet-Latour, to take steps and ban Canada from participating in future Olympic Events and the possibility of hosting them.

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Originally posted by Rooijen10
January 16, 1940

Due to the various incidents, the misbehavior, dangerous actions and serious threats to the fragile peace that exists in the Southeast Asia Region by Canadian Armed Forces in the area of Hong Kong where they are guests to the United Kingdom, , the Japanese Olympic Comittee has decided to bar the nation of Canada from participating in the V Olympic Winter Games to be held at Sapporo between February 3 and February 12 as well as the XII Olympic Summer Games to be held at Edo between September 21 and October 6.




The Olympic Games are an event that symbolizes peace and the unity between the nations of the five inhabited continents. With their continuous antagonistic actions in the Hong Kong area, Canada has clearly shown that they care not at all for peace and are seeders of discord in the world and have therefore no place at an Olympic venue.

The Japanese Olympic Comittee has called upon the president of the International Olympic Committee, Count Henri de Baillet-Latour, to take steps and ban Canada from participating in future Olympic Events and the possibility of hosting them.

I do not believe that the host nation may unilaterally ban another nation from participating in the Olympic Games. To call upon the International Olympic Committee to do so is within the host's rights.

Ireland, Chile, and Bulgaria will boycott the Olympics if Japan attempts to use the Olympic Games to make political statements, and will urge allies, neighbors, and associates to do likewise. Such a move is strongly aberrant from the goal of the Olympic Games, and it is outrageous that Japan states such blatantly political motives to attempt to ban Canada from these events. Should Japan persist in this attempt, we shall press the Olympic Committee to strip Japan of the honour of holding the Olympic Games.

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Originally posted by BruceDuncan
I do not believe that the host nation may unilaterally ban another nation from participating in the Olympic Games. To call upon the International Olympic Committee to do so is within the host's rights.

"Ban" might be illegal, but deporting the Canadian team as being personas non grata will achieve the same result.

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Originally posted by Red Admiral

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Originally posted by BruceDuncan
I do not believe that the host nation may unilaterally ban another nation from participating in the Olympic Games. To call upon the International Olympic Committee to do so is within the host's rights.

"Ban" might be illegal, but deporting the Canadian team as being personas non grata will achieve the same result.

I think that will be the legal approach but of course that will result in Olympic chaos.

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Originally posted by Red Admiral

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Originally posted by BruceDuncan
I do not believe that the host nation may unilaterally ban another nation from participating in the Olympic Games. To call upon the International Olympic Committee to do so is within the host's rights.

"Ban" might be illegal, but deporting the Canadian team as being personas non grata will achieve the same result.

"Deport" implies that an individual or group of individuals has already entered a country, and that they are being ejected. The announced Japanese action is pre-emptive, and therefore a "ban", which is inconsistent with the Olympic ideal.

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Originally posted by BruceDuncan

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Originally posted by Red Admiral

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Originally posted by BruceDuncan
I do not believe that the host nation may unilaterally ban another nation from participating in the Olympic Games. To call upon the International Olympic Committee to do so is within the host's rights.

"Ban" might be illegal, but deporting the Canadian team as being personas non grata will achieve the same result.

"Deport" implies that an individual or group of individuals has already entered a country, and that they are being ejected. The announced Japanese action is pre-emptive, and therefore a "ban", which is inconsistent with the Olympic ideal.

Also agree. Japan should have waited until the Canadian team showed up and them expel them as persona non-grata.

The ban of the nation IMO is more of a political statement that will probably end with them being stripped from hosting the event.

Ireland, Chile, and Bulgaria are allowed to have their opinion, but probably fail to see that Canada obviously are trying to start a major war in the Asia region, but they want SATSUMA to start this war as it would make SAER, a defensive alliance, look bad when it is the first to attack.

The Japanese Olympic Committee will admit that it is disgusted that politics get mixed up with the games in such a manner and are saddened to take such a drastic step, but Canada's actions forced the JOC to make such an unfortunate decision. The JOC firmly believes that a nation with such motives has no place at an Olympic Venue as they will obviously undermine the very core of the Olympics, poison the spirits of the Games and ruin the morale of the participants.


OOC: At least the JOC is considerate enough to tell the Canadians "don't bother to make the journey across the Pacific."

I expect that as IOC president, Count Henri de Baillet-Latour could easily overturn the decision.

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Originally posted by Rooijen10
Ireland, Chile, and Bulgaria are allowed to have their opinion, but probably fail to see that Canada obviously are trying to start a major war in the Asia region, but they want SATSUMA to start this war as it would make SAER, a defensive alliance, look bad when it is the first to attack.

The Japanese Olympic Committee will admit that it is disgusted that politics get mixed up with the games in such a manner and are saddened to take such a drastic step, but Canada's actions forced the JOC to make such an unfortunate decision. The JOC firmly believes that a nation with such motives has no place at an Olympic Venue as they will obviously undermine the very core of the Olympics, poison the spirits of the Games and ruin the morale of the participants.


OOC: At least the JOC is considerate enough to tell the Canadians "don't bother to make the journey across the Pacific."

I expect that as IOC president, Count Henri de Baillet-Latour could easily overturn the decision.

Germany and Yugoslavia will boycott the games if Canada is barred from participation.

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Originally posted by Rooijen10
The JOC firmly believes that a nation with such motives has no place at an Olympic Venue as they will obviously undermine the very core of the Olympics, poison the spirits of the Games and ruin the morale of the participants.

Well said. As such, Bulgaria, Chile, and Ireland will boycott the Japanese Olympic Games so long as Japan attempts to bar other nations from participation.

China will participate on the olympic games.

Canada has already solved this minor beuracratic hurdle.

Since Japan is unwilling to be a proper host to the Olympic Games, but the cities of Sappuro and Edo have gone through such trouble to prepare for them, we have dispatched an expert to assist in relocating those cities to Canadian jursitiction.



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The Dominion of Canada (and the Canadian Oympic Committee) does not recognize the JOC's right to unilaterally bar teams from competing in the Olympic Games, and a formal protest has been lodged with the IOC. Furthermore, as the JOC has demonstrated a clear intent to hamper the Canadian Olympic team from participating in the games on an equal footing with other nations, we must insist on a change of venue of the 1940 games to a host nation capable of performing it's duies and obligations in an unbiased and fair manner, without using said opportunity as a venue for political posturing and discrimination.

(Also, there are six inhabited continents, last I checked...unless Japan is attempting to bar Australia from participating as well, without bothering to recognize their existance...)

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Originally posted by ShinRa_Inc
The Dominion of Canada (and the Canadian Olympic Committee) does not recognize the JOC's right to unilaterally bar teams from competing in the Olympic Games, and a formal protest has been lodged with the IOC. Furthermore, as the JOC has demonstrated a clear intent to hamper the Canadian Olympic team from participating in the games on an equal footing with other nations, we must insist on a change of venue of the 1940 games to a host nation capable of performing it's duties and obligations in an unbiased and fair manner, without using said opportunity as a venue for political posturing and discrimination.

Seconded.

Australia = Canada, therefore Australia bans itself from participating.

Mexico will participate, unless Chile participates in which case they will boycott the games.

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Originally posted by Desertfox
Mexico will participate, unless Chile participates in which case they will boycott the games.

Oh? Why's that?

Calling for US intervention in Mexico...? Perhaps? I figured this was a less drastic way to protest than declaring war on Chile...

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Originally posted by Desertfox
Calling for US intervention in Mexico...? Perhaps? I figured this was a less drastic way to protest than declaring war on Chile...

Chile never called for US intervention in Mexico. You can confirm that in Wikileaks, even!

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Originally posted by Desertfox
Australia = Canada, therefore Australia bans itself from participating.

I assume my esteemed partner and colleague means to say that an affront to a valued partner and fraternal nation within the great Commonwealth is an affront to all of us, and in protest the Commonealth of Australia will not attend an event from which our brother nation is unjustly and without cause excluded.

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Originally posted by Desertfox
Mexico will participate, unless Chile participates in which case they will boycott the games.

That discussion is probably best left for another venue.

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Originally posted by Brockpaine
You can confirm that in Wikileaks, even!

Also confirmed on wikileaks; the JOC's stunt is as much a political statement as it is abject embarassment at the certain knowledge that Canada will dominate the games to Japan's eternal shame.

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Originally posted by ShinRa_Inc

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Originally posted by Brockpaine
You can confirm that in Wikileaks, even!

Also confirmed on wikileaks; the JOC's stunt is as much a political statement as it is abject embarassment at the certain knowledge that Canada will dominate the games to Japan's eternal shame.

Ha!

A host nation does not have the right to ban a nation from the Olympics, only the IOC. If Japan prevents any nation from participating, the USOC will have no choice but to withdraw from the games. Using the Olympic Games for political purposes flies in the face of the spirit of the games.