The Four Power Naval Commission was created after
World War II
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by the
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,
France
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,
Great Britain
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and the
Soviet Union
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to dispose of elements of the
Italian Fleet, and to provide for the return of warships the US and UK had loaned to the Soviet Union during the war. It was established by a Protocol signed at
Paris
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on February 10, 1947, at the same time as the
Treaty of Peace with Italy, whose Article 57 provided a mandate for the Commission. The Commission was constituted and began work on February 11. Among the issues it dealt with was Soviet reluctance to return warships to United States and the UK before it received "full clarity" regarding Italian warships it expected to receive. By Spring of 1949, a number of issues had been resolved and Captain
R.F. Pryce, the U.S. representative, proposed that the Commission disband in early May, it appearing that remaining issues could be resolved through diplomatic channels.
See also
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Four Power (disambiguation) There have been a number of Four Power also called Quadripartite agreements and structures:
* The Four-Power Treaty, made at the ''Washington Naval Conference'' November 1921 to February 1922.
* The Four-Power Pact was an international treaty ini ...
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Four Power Agreement on Berlin
The Four Power Agreement on Berlin, also known as the Berlin Agreement or the Quadripartite Agreement on Berlin, was agreed on 3 September 1971 by the four wartime Allied powers, represented by their ambassadors. The four foreign ministers, Ale ...
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Council of Foreign Ministers
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European Advisory Commission The formation of the European Advisory Commission (EAC) was agreed on at the Moscow Conference on 30 October 1943 between the foreign ministers of the United Kingdom, Anthony Eden, the United States, Cordell Hull, and the Soviet Union, Vyachesl ...
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History of Germany since 1945
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References
Aftermath of World War II
Italy–United Kingdom military relations
Italy–United States military relations
Italy–Soviet Union relations
France–Italy military relations
France–United Kingdom military relations
France–United States military relations
France–Soviet Union relations
Soviet Union–United Kingdom relations
Soviet Union–United States relations
United Kingdom–United States military relations
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