CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS—SEPT. 16, 1988
102 STAT. 4901
Senate recesses or adjourns on Thursday, August 11, 1988, or Friday, August 12, 1988, pursuant to a motion made by the Majority Leader, or his designee, in accordance with this resolution, it stand in recess or stand adjourned until 10 o'clock ante meridiem on Wednesday, September 7, 1988, or until 12 o'clock meridian on the second day after Members are notified to reassemble pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first. SEC. 2. The Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of the Senate, acting jointly after consultation with the Minority Leader of the House and the Minority Leader of the Senate, shall notify the Members of the House and the Senate, respectively, to reassemble whenever, in their opinion, the public interest shall warrant it. Agreed to August 11, 1988.
REPUBLIC OF KOREA—1988 SEOUL OLYMPIC GAMES Whereas recent decades have seen the development of close friendship and cooperation between the people of the United States and the people of the Republic of Korea; Whereas economic, political, and security relations between the United States and the Republic of Korea have come to represent one of the most valuable alliances of the United States; Whereas Seoul, the capital of the Republic of Korea, will host the XXIV Summer Olympiad to be held from September 17, 1988, through October 2, 1988; Whereas the people of the Republic of Korea are greatly enthusiastic about and justifiably proud to have the opportunity to be host to the athletes that will participate in the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games; Whereas the Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee has effectively directed the preparations for the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, which will feature 237 events representing 23 different sports; Whereas most of the 31 venues and other Olympic facilities have been constructed during the last several years especially for the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games and are considered to be some of the finest sports facilities in the world; Whereas in keeping with the official motto of the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games of "Harmony and Progress", the Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee has steadfastly promoted the Olympic ideals of athletic competition, international understanding, and cultural exchange and has strived to overcome ethnic and ideological differences among the nations that will participate in the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games; Whereas 161 nations, a record number, have officially accepted invitations to compete in the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games and will send approximately 12,000 athletes to Seoul, making the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games the largest ever held; Whereas the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games will include participation of athletes of the major nations of both the Western and Eastern blocs; Whereas the Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee has taken extraordinary security precautions to ensure maximum safety for
Sept. 16, 1988 [H. Con. Res. 348]
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