OFICINA DEL SECRETARIO GENERAL

UPJ-SG-0030-15.04.99.                                                                                                        Santo Domingo, D.N
                                                                                                                                                    15 de April,  1999

        To: Representatives of the Unions of the International Judo Federation

        From: Michel Brousse and David Matsumoto
        Official IJF Researchers
        Re: Material for the IJF Book

        We hope that this note finds you all well.

        As you know, we are currently working on producing the first official book on judo published by the IJF. The book plan and basic contents have already been approved. One section of the book presents information about the history, spread, and development of judo in each of the five unions of the IJF. As such, we would like to receive this information from you to incorporate it in the book. In particular, we are looking for the following:

        -The history of judo in the union, and in as many of its countries as possible. This material should cover the initial introduction of judo in the area, along with information concerning the spread and promulgation of judo. We prefer primary sources in the form of books, booklet, magazines, articles, photographs, essays, or whatever else may be available.

        -In addition, please provide us with basic statistical information about judo members in your unions - number of participants by country and total; number of men, women, and children; lists of dan holders; lists and
numbers of clubs) broken down by various periods (e.g. 1950-1960-1970-1980-1990).

        In addition to information required for our chapter on the spread of judo around the world, we are also planning a chapter on judo in society, in which we will highlight the association between judo and our daily lives as citizens of the world. As such please furnish the following:

        Posters, photographs, art, biographies of notable individuals who are linked to judo, and the like. If you have some specific, rare resource or archive, the official IJF photographer Bob Willingham may take a picture of
it when you are in England.

        To representatives of the IJF countries: If you have such information, please forward to your union representatives to bring with them to England. Else, please forward directly to one of us at the address and contact information below.

        To the union representatives: Please bring as much of the information requested as possible to the EC meetings in England later this month.

        We apologize for the abruptness of this request, and realize that it may come at an untoward time for you. Please help us to bring this project to fruition so that we may complete it in a timely fashion.

If you have any question or coment, please send your e-mail 
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