Move in Philippines To Boycott Olympic Games in Melbourne
Rec. 9 p.m. MANILA, May 11. The Congress will be asked to vote for the Philippine boycott of the 1955 Olympic Games in Melbourne as a protest against Australia’s exclusion of Asiatic immigrants. Congressman Francisco Perfecto filed a resolution to-day which would have the House of Representatives express “ profound and vigorous ” opposition to Philippine participation in the Games. The resolution says Australia’s “ racial discrimination is a great .offence against the Filipino people.” It adds that many other countries in Asia are planning to boycott the Melbourne games because of the “ obnoxious policy of White Australia.”
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 27078, 12 May 1949, Page 7
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