United States High Commissioner for Germany
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The United States High Commissioner for Germany was a post–World War II American diplomatic and administrative office responsible for overseeing and guiding the political reconstruction and governance of occupied West Germany before full sovereignty was restored.
All labels observed (6)
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative office
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diplomatic office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Republic of Germany
West Germany ⓘ |
| appliesToPart | Trizone in western Germany ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
President of the United States
ⓘ
United States government ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
British High Commissioner for Germany
ⓘ
French High Commissioner for Germany ⓘ Federal Government of Germany ⓘ
surface form:
West German federal government
|
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dissolvedAfter | restoration of West German sovereignty in 1955 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1955 ⓘ |
| follows |
Office of Military Government, United States (OMGUS)
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surface form:
Office of Military Government, United States
|
| hasAuthorityOver |
German federal government under occupation statute
ⓘ
implementation of Allied High Commission decisions in West Germany ⓘ |
| hasFirstHolder | John J. McCloy ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersLocation |
Bonn
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction |
American Zone of Occupied Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
American occupation zone in Germany
Federal Republic of Germany under occupation statute ⓘ |
| hasOfficeHolder |
James B. Conant
ⓘ
John J. McCloy ⓘ Walter J. Donnelly ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
control of West German foreign and security policy before sovereignty
ⓘ
support establishment of democratic institutions in West Germany ⓘ transition from military occupation to West German sovereignty ⓘ |
| hasRole |
guidance of governance in occupied West Germany
ⓘ
oversight of political reconstruction of West Germany ⓘ representation of United States in occupied West Germany ⓘ supervision of occupation policies in West Germany ⓘ |
| hasSeat | Petersberg near Bonn ⓘ |
| hasShortName |
United States High Commissioner for Germany
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
U.S. High Commissioner for Germany
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| legalBasis | Occupation Statute ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod |
Cold War
ⓘ
post–World War II era ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Allied High Commission
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied High Commission for Germany
|
| partOf |
Allied occupation of Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
United States occupation of Germany
Allied occupation of Germany ⓘ
surface form:
post–World War II Allied occupation of Germany
|
| replacedBy |
Embassy of the United States in Bonn
ⓘ
United States Ambassador to West Germany ⓘ
surface form:
United States Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany
|
| replaces |
Office of Military Government, United States (OMGUS)
ⓘ
surface form:
Office of Military Government, United States
|
| significantEvent |
end of Allied occupation of West Germany
ⓘ
entry into force of the Bonn–Paris conventions ⓘ |
| startTime | 1949 ⓘ |
| usesLanguage | English ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Office of Military Government, United States (OMGUS)
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replacedBy
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United States High Commissioner for Germany
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subject surface form:
Office of Military Government, United States
United States High Commissioner for Germany
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hasShortName
→
United States High Commissioner for Germany
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
U.S. High Commissioner for Germany
United States Ambassador to West Germany
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precededBy
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United States High Commissioner for Germany
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this entity surface form:
United States Political Adviser for Germany
subject surface form:
John J. McCloy
this entity surface form:
Office of the US High Commissioner for Germany
this entity surface form:
U.S. High Commissioner for Germany
this entity surface form:
United States High Commission for Germany
this entity surface form:
American High Commissioner for Germany
this entity surface form:
United States Political Adviser for Germany