The formation of the European Advisory Commission (EAC) was agreed on at the Moscow Conference on 30 October 1943 between the foreign ministers of the United Kingdom, Anthony Eden, the United States, Cordell Hull, and the Soviet Union, Vyacheslav Molotov, and confirmed at the Tehran Conference in November.
In anticipation of the defeat of Nazi Germany and its allies this commission was to study the postwar political problems in Europe and make recommendation to the three governments, including the surrender of the European enemy states and the machinery of its fulfillment.
Based on these premises, the EAC worked out the following recommendations during 1944: The work of the EAC was discussed at the Yalta Conference in 1945 where a major modification was approved as France received a seat on the ACC, and a future occupation zone in Germany was carved out from territory assigned to Great Britain and the United States.
The subsequent Cold War thus was reflected in the partition of Germany as each occupying force could develop its zone on its own.
[citation needed] Legally, the EAC ceased to function following the establishment of the Council of Foreign Ministers at the Potsdam Conference.