MONTGOMERY B. L.: (1887-1976) British Field Marshal of World War II. Small group of three A.Ls.S., Montgomery of Alamein, six pages (total), 8vo (2) and 4to (1), various places (Hampshire, Murren and London), November 1948 - April 1949, all to Paul Loosli, the president of the Gstaad Ski Club and director of tourism in Gstaad, on various printed stationery including that of the London Echelon, Headquarters of the Chairman, Western Europe Commanders-in- Chief. Montgomery writes largely concerning his travel and accommodation arrangements for Switzerland, in part, 'I will be travelling round the Western Union countries a great deal in the next weeks. In fact my new job involves a great deal of travelling and I will be glad of my holiday in Switzerland' (2^nd November 1948), 'We will come to Gstaad on the morning of 14 February, arriving in time for lunch. The Swiss Army will be in charge of our journey and I will let you know later the exact time of arrival. Lucien Trueb will join us on the afternoon of 14 February' (29^th January 1949), 'I have now settled my dates for my visit to Switzerland next winter. I will be in Murren from 28 January to 16 February, 1950. On 16 February I would like to come to Gstaad for the Montgomery Cup….' (21^st April 1949). One of the letters is accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Montgomery. VG, 3

Lucien Trueb (1934-   ) Swiss science writer who, as a twelve year old boy in 1946, met Montgomery in Switzerland and went on to maintain a close relationship with the Field Marshal.