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=== Division of Germany ===
There was a shared view among the participants that a postwar division of Germany was necessary with the sides differing on the number of divisions needed to neutralize her ability to wage war.<ref name=":2" /> The numbers that were proposed varied widely and never came to fruition, but the powers would effectively divide modern Germany into two parts until the end of the [[Cold War]]. During one dinner, Churchill questioned Stalin on his postwar territorial ambitions. Stalin replied, "There is no need to speak at this present time about any Soviet Desires, but when the time comes we will speak."<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Schlesinger |first=Arthur |date=1967 |title=Origins of the Cold War |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/20039280 |journal=Foreign Affairs |volume=46 |issue=1 |pages=22–52 |doi=10.2307/20039280 |jstor=20039280 |issn=0015-7120 |access-date=10 September 2023 |archive-date=6 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106113420/https://www.jstor.org/stable/20039280 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription }}</ref>