 Following the annual meeting of the IOC in Vienna in May 1951, invitations were extended to the German Olympic Committee, placed in the Federal Republic of Germany.On the whole, the press approved of
this decision, and the reaction of the Norwegian public seemed to prove that the decision was based on a correct estimate of the public opinion.The IOC had not recognized the East German NOC, and asked the GDR to send athletes to the German NOC team, which was rejected by the GDR officials.