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Agreement between the Allies on the occupation zones in Germany (London, 26 July 1945)
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Agreement between the Allies on the occupation zones in Germany (London, 26 July 1945)

On 26 July 1945, in London, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union and the French Provisional Government sign an agreement introducing amendments to the Protocol of 12 September 1944 on the occupation of Germany and the administration of Greater Berlin.

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Title Agreement between the Allies on the occupation zones in Germany (London, 26 July 1945)
Document type Treaty
Source United States-Department of State. Documents on Germany 1944-1985. Washington: Department of State, [s.d.], pp. 44-48.
Keywords Germany, occupation of Germany
Copyright United States of America Department of State
Caption On 26 July 1945, in London, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union and the French Provisional Government sign an agreement introducing amendments to the Protocol of 12 September 1944 on the occupation of Germany and the administration of Greater Berlin.
Location in the digital library HISTORICAL EVENTS >> 1945–1949 The pioneering phase >> The beginning of the Cold War >> The division of Germany
Document extract Agreement Further Amending the Protocol of September 12, 1944 to Include France in the Occupation of Germany and Administration of “Greater Berlin”, Approved by the European Advisory Commission, July 26, 1945 The Governments of the United States of America, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the United Kingdom having, pursuant to the decision of the Crimea Conference announced on 12th February, 1945, invited the Provisional Government of the French Republic to take part in the occupation of Germany, The Governments of the United States of America, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the United Kingdom and the Provisional Government of the French Republic have agreed to amend and to supplement the Protocol of 12th September, 1944, between the Governments of the United States of America, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the United Kingdom on the zones of occupation in Germany and the administration of “Greater Berlin”, and have reached the following agreement: 1. In the Preamble of the Protocol of 12th September, 1944, add the words “and the Provisional Government of the French Republic” in the enumeration of the participating Governments. 2. In Article 1 of the above-mentioned Protocol, substitute “four” for “three” in the words “three zones”, “three Powers” and “three Powers”. Read more in ENA
See also Law No 1 from the Control Council for Germany (Berlin, 30 August 1945)
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Statement by Marshal Sokolovsky (June 1948)
‘Germany has surrendered’ from the front page of Le Monde
Demonstrators against the European Constitution (Berlin, 12 May 2005)
Cartoon by Sakurai on the ratification of the Constitutional Treaty in Germany (12 May 2005)
Cartoon by Low on the refugee problem in Berlin (21 August 1945)
James F. Byrnes, Speaking Frankly
Signing of the Treaty establishing a Monetary, Economic and Social Union between the two German states (Bonn, 18 May 1990)
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