1912 Olympic Games Official Report Part 2

(Translation.)The Swedish Olympic Committee, Stockholm.Letter from the Norwegian OlympicCommittee.Gardermoen, 7 August, 1912.On behalf of the Norwegian OlympicCommittee I beg to send the Swedish Olympic Committee the heartiest and mostrespectful thanks for all that it has done during the Fifth Olympiad in Stockholm,which has just ended.Just as this Olympiad will always remain a brilliant event in the history ofSweden, so it will be an example to be followed‘ by us all. We admired theclear planning; we have watched its execution with the same admiration, and wehave brought home with us to our nation a sum of useful and fundamental experience.On the part of all the Norwegian competitors and officials who shared in theFifth Olympiad I beg to remain.(Translation.)Yours most respectfullyJOHAN SVERRE,President.Letter from Dr. Jayme MauperrinSantos, President of the PortugueseOlympic Committee.Lisbon, 21 August, 1912.At an ordinary meeting held under my presidency, the Portuguese OlympicCommittee unanimously resolved to write to you to express the deep sense of recognitionand gratitude for your unwearied care and protection of the Portuguesecompetitors during the whole of their stay in Stockholm, as well as for the tokensof deep sympathy you evinced on the lamentable occasion of the death of ourfellow — countryman, Francisco Lazaro. The only return the Portuguese OlympicCommittee can make for all this exceeding kindness is this expression of its indeliblesense of gratitude.WithDr. JAYMEfraternal greetings,MAUPERRIN SANTOS,President.Letter fromto the RussianG. Duperron, SecretaryOlympic Committee.Le 2 Septembre 1912.Monsieur Kristian Hellström,Stockholm.De retour à Stockholm après une tournée à l‘étranger j‘ai trouvé votre aimablelettre.Je ne puis qu‘approuverle regret de ne pas avoir pu vous connaître davantageet je vous prie d‘accepter tout mon estime pour la grande oeuvre que vous avezsi personnellementaccomplie.Mon travail dans le ComitéRusse me permet de considérer tout spécialementI ‘enorme effort que vous avez dû fournir pour la réussite des Jeux Olympiques.1114