| 11th World Scout Jamboree | |||
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| Location | Marathon, Greece | ||
| Country | Greece | ||
| Date | 1963 | ||
| Attendance | 13,700 Scouts | ||
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| Website http://www.marathon1963.com/ | |||
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The 11thWorld Scout Jamboree was held from 1–11 August 1963 inMarathon,Greece.
The Jamboree Camp had 11 sub-camps for the participating Scouts and 5 sub-camps for administrative and technical personnel, and covered a total area of about 5 square kilometres. The Camp Chief was Demetrios Alexatos.[1]
The focus of the camp was the "Greek Village" which offered sights and sounds, food and entertainment from all over Greece. There was also a 20,000-seat amphitheatre, and refreshment stands and expositions all around camp.
There was an Olympic theme to the Jamboree, with the triathlon and other sporting events taking place. A major event was the "Labours ofHercules" - a series of tasks designed to test the strength, skill, and stamina of participants.
The largest group of attendees was theBritish contingent, with almost 1,200 Scouts (the largest UK Scout airlift ever).
The Chief Scout of Greece,Crown Prince Constantine, attended every one of the event's 11 days. At a special ceremony, the Chief Scout of the Commonwealth11th Baronet Maclean of Duart (later 7th Baron Mclean of Duart and Morven) awarded the Crown Prince with theSilver Wolf - the highest award ofThe Scout Association of the United Kingdom.
The World Chief GuideOlave Baden-Powell, wife ofThe Founder, spoke at the closing ceremony:
Following the speech, a torch was handed to an American Scout, to be rekindled at the12th World Scout Jamboree in theUnited States.
Flags at the Jamboree were placed at half-mast in mourning after the bulk of theBoy Scouts of the Philippines contingent died in the crash ofUnited Arab Airlines Flight 869 at 0150 hours on 28 July 1963, in the Arabian Sea nine nautical miles from Madh Island, Bombay (now Mumbai), India.
Most of the scouts from other countries had already arrived in Greece for the Jamboree. Preparations for the event continued as planned.
Nevertheless, the BSP sent a token delegation of three Scouts[2] to Marathon some days after the crash, in addition to several BSP officials[3] who had arrived in Greece ahead of the accident.
