ATLANTA, May 4: Global brotherhood will be the theme al the opening ceremonies of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, reports AP.

Billy Payne, president of the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games said Wednesday the ceremonies will be a departure from past Olympics, which have highlighted the culture of the host nation

Providing a small glimpse into the top-secret planning for the ceremonies. Payne told a gathering of CNN World Report contributors he wants to emphasize the broad ideals of the Olympic movement.

"I think it is a bold step, it is a much needed step. Payne said "On too many occasions despite the wonderful, and in many cases magnificent theatrical displays of opening cer emonies, they have done Tittle if anything, to promote ilie purposes of the Olympic movement.

"They have been at tempts to show the World all that is great and wonderful about the country or the city that is hosting the Games And while that's certainly appropriate and while we ourselves will brag .... the Olympic movement cannot be so narrowly defined

Payne said the Atlanta Olympics the centennial of the modern Games, will try to communicate the power and the potential" of the Olympics

"We II do that by using the metaphor of the assembled athletes of the world on the field ... with all their innocence and all their youth, celebrating themselves on the occasion of these Games in a spirit of friendliness, friendship and cooperation." Payne said.

Though ACOG has briefed the International Olympic Committee on its plans for the opening and closing cere monies, the events otherwise have been kept secret

In 1993. when ACOG hired Hollywood producer Don Mischer to create the ceremonies Olympic officials said the South and its diwr^'y would be one of the major themes of the events. It is an Idea that has been repealed often by Payne and others

Payne said Wednesday the region will not be ignored.

Atlanta is going to be different." he said. Tou re going to see a very proud American city But you re also going to see a very grateful American city grateful to be part of a larger world order.

Payne refused to comment about specific details of the ceremonies or how close they were to being complete