Editorial Note
On April 2, General Eisenhower, in a letter to Secretary of Defense Lovett, asked to be relieved as Supreme Allied Commander, Europe. Secretary Lovett replied on April 8 that he was initiating the appropriate action to secure General Eisenhower’s release, effective June 1. On April 28, President Truman announced that General Matthew B. Ridgway had been appointed to succeed General Eisenhower. For the text of the letters exchanged by General Eisenhower and Secretary Lovett, see Department of State Bulletin, April 21, 1952, page 614. For the text of the statement by President Truman, see ibid., May 12, 1952, page 743.