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"There are ... no threats or evidence of threats against the Athens Olympics," Interpol Secretary-General Ronald Noble announced on June 30, 2004.  The former chief law-enforcement officer of the US Treasury, who was in Athens for meetings with Greek authorities, lauded Greece's "extraordinary amount of commitment" to ensuring the safety of the first Summer Olympics since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York City.

Athens 2004 will represent the most costly security undertaking in Olympic history, in excess of 1 billion euros (US$1.2 billion), and will require the presence of more than 70,000 Greek police and soldiers.  Full Olympic security measures were implemented in all Athens venues on July 1.  The Athens Games are scheduled for August 13-29.

Noble said that Interpol officials hope to open talks with Chinese officials about the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

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