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|theme=''Jamboree of Simplicity'' | |theme=''Jamboree of Simplicity'' | ||
|location= | |location=Bad Ischl | ||
|country= | |country=Austria | ||
|members=12,884 Scouts | |members=12,884 Scouts | ||
|f-date = August 3 to 12, 1951 | |f-date = August 3 to 12, 1951 | ||
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The '''7th World Scout Jamboree''' was held August 3 to 12, 1951 and was hosted by | The '''7th World Scout Jamboree''' was held August 3 to 12, 1951 and was hosted by Austria at Bad Ischl. The attendance was 12,884 from 61 different parts of the world, with 675 [[Ring deutscher Pfadfinderverbände|German Scouts]] given a warm welcome as official participants in a World Jamboree for the first time. The Austrian contingent was slightly outnumbered by the Commonwealth contingent, and had reduced the minimum age for their attendees from 14, the normal Jamboree age, to 13, since the revived organization had only been in existence for five years. | ||
== Prologue == | == Prologue == | ||
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== Jamboree == | == Jamboree == | ||
As at the 1947 [[Moisson Jamboree]], there were many difficulties to be overcome by the 10,000 Austrian Scouts. The [[Austrian government]] administered the country | As at the 1947 [[Moisson Jamboree]], there were many difficulties to be overcome by the 10,000 Austrian Scouts. The [[Austrian government]] administered the country under foreign control, still divided into American, British, Soviet and French [[occupation]] zones. Preparations were started immediately, and the site near Bad Ischl in the [[Salzkammergut]] was selected in November 1949 while snow lay on the ground. | ||
The budget for the Jamboree was fixed at six million [[Austrian Schilling]]s, after [[J. S. Wilson]] added 15% to the Austrian estimate, anticipating that staples like milk would inflate in price, which they did. 500,000 Schillings were granted as a subsidy of the Austrian Federal Government. | The budget for the Jamboree was fixed at six million [[Austrian Schilling]]s, after [[J. S. Wilson]] added 15% to the Austrian estimate, anticipating that staples like milk would inflate in price, which they did. 500,000 Schillings were granted as a subsidy of the Austrian Federal Government. | ||
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One Scout attended from Japan, knowing no language other than [[Japanese language|his own]] and the word "Jamboree", yet he made the journey with no problem. The sight of Scouts waving the welcome flags at the airport told him that he had arrived at the right place. | One Scout attended from Japan, knowing no language other than [[Japanese language|his own]] and the word "Jamboree", yet he made the journey with no problem. The sight of Scouts waving the welcome flags at the airport told him that he had arrived at the right place. | ||
Contingents came from Algeria, [[Association of Armenian Scouts|Armenia]], Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, [[British Guyana]], | Contingents came from Algeria, [[Association of Armenian Scouts|Armenia]], Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, [[British Guyana]], Burma, Cameroon, Canada, [[Ceylon]], Chile, [[Cuba]], Cyprus, Denmark, Germany, Egypt, El Salvador, France, French Equatorial Africa, [[French West Africa]], Gibraltar, Great Britain, Greece, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, [[Iraq]], Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madagascar, [[Federation of Malaya|Malaya]], Mexico, Morocco, Malta, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Portugal, Sierra Leone, Southern Rhodesia, South Africa, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, [[Syria]], Togo, Tunisia, the United States, Venezuela and [[Vietnam]]. [[Exile Scouts]] from Eastern Europe participated in the contingents of Germany and Austria. | ||
== Reunions == | == Reunions == | ||
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[[Category:Scouting and Guiding in Austria|#]] | [[Category:Scouting and Guiding in Austria|#]] | ||
[[da:7. verdensjamboree]] | |||
[[es:Jamboree de Austria]] | |||
[[fi:7. maailmanjamboree]] | [[fi:7. maailmanjamboree]] | ||
[[fr:Jamboree de 1951]] | [[fr:Jamboree de 1951]] | ||
[[it:7° Jamboree mondiale dello scautismo]] | [[it:7° Jamboree mondiale dello scautismo]] | ||
[[nl:Wereldjamboree 1951]] | [[nl:Wereldjamboree 1951]] | ||
