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Potsdam Agreement

2 August 1945

Agreement addressing post-war governance in Germany and written by three Allies of World War II: United States, United Kingdom and the Soviet Union. It took place on 2 August 1945. The setting was Potsdam. It was part of the Potsdam Conference. Those involved included the Soviet Union, the United States and the United Kingdom.

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