Council of Foreign Ministers of the Allied powers

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The Council of Foreign Ministers of the Allied powers was a post–World War II diplomatic body composed of the foreign ministers of major Allied nations, responsible for negotiating and drafting key peace settlements and treaties with former Axis states.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf intergovernmental organization
international diplomatic body
post–World War II institution
appliesToJurisdiction Austria
Bulgaria
Germany
Hungary
Italy
Romania
former Axis powers
post–World War II peace settlements
country Allied Powers of World War I
surface form: Allied powers
dissolved Cold War era
follows World War II
hasCause end of World War II in Europe
hasEffect establishing legal framework for peace with former Axis allies
shaping postwar borders in Europe
hasPart Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
surface form: British Foreign Secretary

Chinese Foreign Minister
French Foreign Minister
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR
surface form: Soviet Foreign Minister

United States Secretary of State
hasPurpose to coordinate Allied foreign policy on postwar issues
to prepare peace treaties with European Axis satellite states
to propose territorial and political settlements in Europe
hasRole drafting peace settlements
implementing decisions of Allied conferences
negotiating peace treaties with former Axis states
preparing peace treaties for signature by governments
inception mid-1940s
location London, England
surface form: London

Moscow
New York City
Paris
Washington, D.C.
member China
France
Soviet Union
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
partOf postwar Allied control system in Europe
significantEvent discussions on the German peace settlement
negotiation of the Treaty of Paris (1947)
negotiations on the Austrian State Treaty
usedFor high-level diplomatic negotiations
multilateral treaty drafting

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Treaty of Paris 1947 draftedBy Council of Foreign Ministers of the Allied powers
subject surface form: Treaty of Paris (1947)
Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs shortName Council of Foreign Ministers of the Allied powers
this entity surface form: Council of Foreign Ministers