On the other hand, the Allies had made certain that the Reichsmarine would be in the foreseeable future the strongest power in the Baltic Sea, in order to serve as a counterweight against the new Soviet Union, which was viewed with distrust by the Allies.
På den anden side havde de allierede gjort det klart, at Tyskland inden for en overskuelig fremtid ville blive den stærkeste sømagt i Østersøen som en modvægt mod den nye Sovjetunion, som de allierede ikke var helt trygge ved.