The Paris Peace Conference

The Paris Peace Conference of 1946 waswas convened to consider drafts of several peace treaties. The conclusion of the agreements was supposed to be between the countries of the anti-Hitler alliance that won the war of 1939-1945 and the former German allies in Europe: Hungary, Bulgaria, Finland, Italy, Romania.

The Paris Peace Conferenceparticipation of the USSR, China, Great Britain, BSSR, USA, France, Australia. The meetings were attended by representatives of Belgium, Greece, Brazil, Canada, India, New Zealand, Poland. The Paris Peace Conference was also held with the participation of the Ukrainian SSR, Norway, Yugoslavia, the South African Union, Ethiopia, and Czechoslovakia. A number of interested countries also had the opportunity to present their positions through their representatives. So, the interests of Egypt, Cuba, Mexico, Austria, Albania, Iraq, Iran were represented.

The Paris Peace Conference was held in sharpThe clashes between Western delegations and Soviet representatives. The USSR advocated the national independence of all peoples. The Western powers, however, aspired in the treaties, reserved the right to interfere in the internal life of most of the former German allies.

The Russian question at the Paris Peace Conferencewas aggravated quite often, however, thanks to the firm position of the Soviet government, many of the provisions adopted earlier in the Foreign Ministers' Council were approved. At the same time, Western countries used the procedure for adopting regulations imposed by the same method - a simple majority. This contradicted the recommendations of the Foreign Ministers Council, which in such cases demanded 2/3 of the votes, that is, a qualified majority. As a result, the Paris Peace Conference was marked by the adoption of several unacceptable recommendations proposed by Western countries (for example, on the internationalization of the Danube).

Separate articles of draft agreements (those thatwere not agreed) were considered at a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers in America (New York). Among these provisions were articles on the Greco-Bulgarian borders, reparations with Italy, the status of Trieste, navigation regimes on the Danube and others. Thus, in November-December 1946 the preparation of the provisions for signing was completed.

In the following year 1947 agreements were signed. The Paris agreements (peace agreements) were concluded on February 10 between the former German allies and the victorious countries. Projects, in accordance with the decisions taken at the Potsdam Conference of the year 45, were considered and prepared at the first meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM), at a meeting of foreign ministers of the United Kingdom, the United States and the USSR in Moscow in December 45th year, meetings of deputy ministers for foreign affairs in London. In addition, all articles of draft treaties were also considered at the Paris Conference. The signed agreements entered into force on September 15, 1947. The treaties were signed with each of the five countries by those victorious powers that were with a particular country in a state of war.

All agreements were composed the same. They have preamble and regulations. Decisions reflect territorial, military, political, economic, and also questions about reparations. The final decisions dealt with the interpretation and methods of execution of treaties, the procedure for their ratification and entry into force. Each treaty contained an annex that clarified a number of significant issues relating to articles, as well as special provisions that related to literary, artistic and industrial property, those contracts that were concluded before the war. All peace agreements contain provisions on the timing of the withdrawal of troops.

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