One world, one promise

Inside Front Cover:

Dedication: To all of us who are working to make World Peace a reality.

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ONE WORLD, ONE PROMISE: THE PROMISE AND LAW OF 550 MILLION SCOUTS
Be faithful to your Scouts Promise, even when you are no longer young and May God help you to do so! Robert, Lord Baden-Powell of Gilwell

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First Edition: July 2007 Second Edition: June 2008 Third Edition: June 2011©Robert Lynn Horne, MD and Las Vegas International Scouting Museum 2915 W. Charleston Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89102 702-878-SCOUT (7268)

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PREFACE FIRST EDITION-1 PREFACE SECOND EDITION-2 PREFACE THIRD EDITION-3 ORIGINAL PROMISE AND LAW-6 WOSM SCOUT REQUIREMENTS-6 AFGHANISTAN-10 ALBANIA-11 ALGERIA-12 ANGOLA-13 ANTIGUABARBUDA-15 ARGENTINA-16 ARMENIA-17 ARUBA-19AUSTRALIA-22 AUSTRIA-26 AZERBAIJAN-29 BAHAMAS-30 BAHRAIN-31 BANGLADESH-32 BARBADOS-34 BELARUS-35 BELGIUM-36 BELIZE-42 BENIN-43 BHUTAN-46

BOLIVIA-48 BOSNIA and HERZEGOVINA-49 BOTSWANA-51 BRAZIL-53 BRUNEI DARUSSALAM-55 BULGARIA-56 BURKINA FASO-57 BURUNDI-59 CAMBODIA-61 CAMEROUN-63 CANADA-64 CAPE VERDE-71 CAYMAN ISLANDS-72 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC-73 CHAD-74 CHILE-76 CHINA, Republic of-79 COLUMBIA-82COMOROS-84 CONGO, Dem Republic of the -85 COOK ISLANDS-86 COSTA RICA-87 COTE D’ IVOIRE-89 CROATIA-91 CUBA-92 CURACAO-93

CYPRUS-94 CZECH REPUBLIC-95 CZECHOSLAVAKIA-98 DENMARK-99 DOMINICA-102 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC-103 ECUADOR-106 EGYPT-108 EL SALVADOR-109 ERITREA-111 ESTONIA-112 ETHIOPIA-114 FIJI-115 FINLAND-118 FRANCE-120 FRENCH POLYNESIA-126 GABON-128 GAMBIA-130 GEORGIA-131 GERMANY-134 GHANA-137GREECE-138 GRENADA-140 GUATEMALA-141 GUINEA-142 GUYANA-143 HAITI-144

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HONDURAS-146 HONG KONG-147 HUNGARY-150 ICELAND-151 INDIA-152 INDONESIA-153 IRAN-155 IRAQ-155 IRELAND-156 ISRAEL-159 ITALY-161 JAMACIA-168 JAPAN-169 JORDAN-171 KAZAKHSTAN-172 KENYA-173 KIRIBATI-175 KOMBI-176 KOREA, Republic of -177 KUWAIT-178 KYRGYZSTAN-178 LATVIA-179 LEBANON-180 LESOTHO-181 LIBERIA-182 LIBYA ARAB JAMAHIRIYA-183LIECHTENSTEIN-184 LITHUANIA-185

LUXEMBOURG-186 MACAU-188 MACEDONIA, The former Yugoslav Republic of -189 MADAGASCAR-191 MALAWI-192 MALAYSIA-193 MALDIVES-196 MALTA-197 MAURITANIA-200 MAURITIUS-201 MEXICO-203 MOLDOVA, Republic of- 206 MONACO-207 MONGOLIA-210 MONTENEGRO-212 MOROCCO-213 MOZAMBIQUE-214 NAMIBIA-215 NAURU-216 NEPAL-217 NETHERLANDS-219 NETHERLANDS ANTILLES- 220 NEW ZEALAND-223NICARAGUA-227 NIGER-228 NIGERIA-230 NORWAY-231

OMAN-233 PAKISTAN-234 PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY-235 PANAMA-236 PAPUA NEW GUINEA-238 PARAGUAY-239 PERU-240 PHILIPPINES-242 POLAND-245 PORTUGAL-251 QATAR-255 ROMANIA-256 RUSSIA FEDERATION-257 RWANDA-259 SAINT LUCIA-260 SAINT VINCENT and the GRENADINES-261 SAN MARINO-262 SAUDI ARABIA-263 SENEGAL-264 SERBIA and MONTENEGRO-266 SEYCHELLES-268 SIERRA LEONE-269SINGAPORE-270 SLOVAKIA-273 SLOVENIA-274

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SOLOMON ISLANDS-275 SOUTH AFRICA-276 SPAIN-277 SRI LANKA-282 SUDAN-285 SURINAME-286 SWAZILAND-287 SWEDEN-290 SWITZERLAND-291 SYRIA-293 TAJIKISTAN-294 TANZANIA, United Republic of-295 THAILAND-296 TIMOR LESTE-297 TOGO-300 TRINIDAD and TOBAGO-301 TUNISIA-304 TURKEY-305 UGANDA-306 UKRAINE-307 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-308 UNITED KINGDOM-309 UNITED STATES-313URUGUAY-315 VANUATU-316 VENEZUELA-317

VIET NAM-318 YEMEN-319 YUGOSLAVIA-320 ZAIRE-321 ZAMBIA-322 ZIMBABWE-323

LOST PROMISE AND LAWS-325 BOARD OF TRUSTEES-326 INSIDE BACK COVER-327

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PREFACE to the First Edition by Eduardo Missoni, M.D. Secretary General April 2004-November 2007 World Organization of the Scout Movement July 7 1965, the last day of my first summer camp. At sunset, thetroop was aligned in a perfect square on the shore of Lake Bolsena in Italy. In front of the troop leader, with my left hand on the Scout flag and my right hand raised in the Scout salute, I pronounced those words that would make me a Scout: “On my honour, I Promise...” Since August 1 1907, when Robert Baden-Powell – BP – and 20 boys from very different socio-economic backgrounds hoisted the flag...