Nobel Peace Prize
Press guidance and accreditation application

This year's Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded in the Oslo City Hall on 10 December at 1300 hours.

The prize winners, International Campaign to Ban Landmines (IBCL) and Jody Williams will be present to receive the prize.

The prize winners will give a press conference at the Nobel Institute on Tuesday 9 December at 1300.

A press centre will be established at Grand Hotel, 7th floor, in connection with the awarding of the Peace Prize. The Press Centre will open on Tuesday 9 December at 1000. The Press Centre's telephone and fax numbers will be announced at a later date.

According to an agreement between the Norwegian Nobel Institute and the Norwegian Broadcasting Cooperation (NRK), the latter has certain rights to the television recording of the Peace Prize Ceremony 1997. Trans World International (TWI) in London, has distribution rights for the entire programme outside the EBU-area. NRK may, however, on request provide footage not exceeding five minutes for use in regular news broadcasts by television companies that are members of EBU.

Contact:

Mr. Gunnar Sjølie, NRK Eurovisjon Offfice
Tel. (47) 23 04 54 83, fax (47) 23 04 72 52
Mr. Buzz Hornett, TWI
Tel. (44) 181 836 8070, fax (44) 181 233 5301

Representatives of the press who are interested in reserving hotel accommodation can contact Bennett Travel Agency, tel. (47) 22 83 66 00, fax (47) 22 83 66 01.

After the ceremony in Oslo City Hall, CNN will broadcast alive at 1700 an interview with the award winners (seats to be taken before 1645). Reporters are invited as audience.

Please return the enclosed application form before 4 December 1997.

Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Press Office, 10 November 1997

ROYAL MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
PRESS OFFICE
Tel: (47) 22 24 31 41/22 24 31 49
Fax: (47) 22 24 27 90

AKKREDITERINGSSKJEMA
ACCREDITATION APPLICATION

NOBELs FREDSPRIS, OSLO 10. DESEMBER 1997
NOBEL PEACE PRIZE CEREMONY, OSLO, 10 DECEMBER 1997

Navn/Name:

Adresse/Address:

Medium:

Pressekort nr./Press Card No.:

Telefax:

Journalist/Reporter ......... Fotograf/Photographer ......... Tekniker/Technician .........

CNN-programmet i Rådhuset: Ja ......... Nei .........

Oslo City Hall for the CNN programme: Yes ......... No .........

Søknaden må være mottatt senest torsdag 4. desember 1997 av:
The application must be received no later than Thursday 4 December 1997 at:

Utenriksdepartementet
Pressekontoret
Postboks 8114 Dep.
N-0032 Oslo
Telefon/Telephone (47) 22 24 31 41/22 24 31 49
Telefax: (47) 22 24 27 90