Even before the war in Europe ended the various allied states had begun the search for German scientists and other German expertise . Signals intelligence had been vital during World War II and especially the British work with breaking the German codes , from the Enigma had been of huge importance . The Yalta Conference in February 1945 had revealed conflicts of interest between the western allied nations on one side and the Soviet Union and the relation was severely strained
Yalta Conference
Yalta Conference
Operation Claw