Important TLS signed “Ike E.,” one page, 7 x 10.25, personal five-star general's letterhead, March 13, 1951. Letter to Major General Howard McCrum Snyder, welcoming him to his appointment as a member of Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE). In full: "You have been nominated by your country to serve as a member of Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe. Your selection is clear proof of the professional reputation you enjoy and of the confidence placed in you by your government. I congratulate you for your achievements in your own service and take real satisfaction in confirming your nomination and welcoming you to SHAPE. We have been charged by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization with certain missions which are designed to provide for our common security and thereby ensure peace. The responsibilities which thus fall upon this establishment are of a gravity without precedent in the history of free peoples. They call not only for a high order of professional ability but for a complete and selfless dedication to the noble purpose we serve. There can be no compromise with these fundamentals. As a member of Supreme Headquarters, you are given the opportunity of contributing heavily to the preservation of a peaceful world and to those values cherished by free men. The worth of your contribution will depend in large measure upon your recognition of the fact that the purposes to which your country has subscribed will best be served by your unswerving loyalty to our Allied Team." In very good to fine condition, with irregular toning.Format: TLS