OLYMPIC TRUCE EMBLEM
TO: Jack of Diamonds
FROM: Dennis the Menace
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TO: Henry Nevins
FROM: William Brahms
While I was writing the Samaranch letter, I engaged myself in a flight of fancy and did a design of
a special emblem for the Olympic Truce. The design may be described as follows:
On a white background, the Olympic Rings
inscribed in a blue-colored wreath
consisting of crossed conventionalized
branches of the olive tree.
Look below to see an image of the design. You'll recognize the wreath as being the same as that
which appears on the emblem of the United Nations. Following what is alleged (but not confirmed)
to be de Coubertin's idea of using the primary colors from the flags of nations, I changed the
original white color of the wreath to match the blue background of the United Nations flag.
I am pleased enough with this design to use it as a decoration on the inner envelope containing
my letter to Mrs. G. Angelopoulos-Daskalaki.
W.B.