Editorial Note
On June 18 SHAPE headquarters in Paris announced the appointment of Admiral Robert B. Carney, United States Navy, as Commander of Allied Forces in Southern Europe, thus completing the NATO regional command structure under General Eisenhower. At the same time, two other appointments to Southern European Command assignments were announced by SHAPE. General Maurizio Lazzaro Castiglione, Italian Army, was appointed to command Allied Army Forces in Southern Europe, while Major General David Schlatter, United States Air Force, was appointed to command Allied Air Forces in Southern Europe. The SHAPE announcement stated that Admiral Carney would also command those Allied naval forces allocated to General Eisenhower in southern Europe. Admiral Carney had been and continued in command of United States naval forces in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean. Department of State Wireless Bulletin, June 18, 1951, page 3.