On 20 September 1945, the council issued Directive no. 10, which divided the various official acts of the Control Council into five categories: Proclamations – "to announce matters or acts of special importance to the occupying power or to the German people, or to both".
Den 20. september 1945 udstedte rådet Directive no. 10, som opdelte de rådets forskellige handlinger i fem kategorier::Vol 1, 95–96 Proklamationer - "til at meddele forhold eller handlinger af særlig vigtighed for besættelsesmagten eller for det tyske folk eller for begge".