Protocol of the Proceedings of the Berlin Conference - Copies for Presidential Party, Copy #2
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OCR Page 1 of 17DEDLASSIFIED
E.a. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or de
Dapt. of State letter, Aug. 10, 1972
2 NCT-HC NAES Date 6.28.76
Protocol of the Proceedings of the
Berlin Conference
The Borlin Conference of the Three Heads of Government of the U.S.S.R.,
U.S.A., and U.K., which took place from July 17 to August 1, 1945, came to the
following conclusions:
I.
Establishment of a Council of Foreign Ministers.
Tho Conferenco reached the following agreement for the establishment of
a
Council of Foroign Ministers to do the necessary preparatory work for the peace
settlements:
" (1)
There shall be established a Council composed of the
Foreign Ministers of the United Kingdom, the Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics, China, France and the United States.
(2)
(i) The Council shall normally moet in London, which
shall be tho permanent seat of the joint Secretariat which the
Council will form. Each of the Foreign Ministers will be ac-
companied by a high-ranking Deputy, duly authorized to carry
on the work of the Council in the absence of his Foreign
Minister, and by a small staff of technical advisors.
NATIONAL
ARCHIVES AND
(ii) Tho first meeting of the Council shall be hold
in London not lator than Septembor lst 1945. Meetings may be
less environment
held by common agreement in other capitals as may be agreed
from time to time.
(3)
(i) As its immédiate important task, the Council shall
be authorized to draw up, with a viow to their submission to
the United Nations, treaties of peace with Italy, Rumania,
Bulgaria, Hungary and Finland, and to propose settlements of
territorial questions outstanding on the termination of the
war in Europe. The Council shall be utilized for the pre-
paration of a peace settlement for Gormany to be accepted by
the Gov ornment of Germany when a government adequate for the
purpose is established.
(11) For the discharge of each of those tasks the
Council will be composed of the Members representing those
States which were signatory to the terms of surronder imposed
upon tho enomy State converned. For the purpos es of the peaco
settlement for Italy, Franco shall be regarded as a signatory
to the torms of surrender for Italy. Other Members will be
invited to particapate when matters directly concerning thom
are undor discussion.
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Potsdam Conference, 1945
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