Tripartite Naval Commission ( TNC ) was a naval commission founded by the United States , Great Britain and the USSR in order to allocate seized German ships and submarines to the said nations . France was excluded due to Soviet intervention . It was a consequence of the Potsdam Heads of State Conference which took place in Berlin between 17 July and 2 August 1945 . The record of the Conference &ndash; the so-called Potsdam Agreement &ndash; stated that : " The Three Governments agree to constitute a Tripartite Naval Commission to submit agreed recommendations to the Three Governments for the allocation of specific German warships " and that " The Three Governments agreed that transfers shall be completed as soon as possible , but not later than 15 February 1946 "
Potsdam Heads of State Conference
Potsdam Conference
Tripartite Naval Commission