(A) Britain
(B) France
(C) ** Germany
(D) The USSR
EXPLANATIONS BELOW
Concept note-1: -The permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (also known as the Permanent Five, Big Five, or P5) are the five sovereign states to whom the UN Charter of 1945 grants a permanent seat on the UN Security Council: China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Concept note-2: -Japan is not a permanent member of the UN Security Council.
Concept note-3: -Five permanent members: China, France, Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and ten non-permanent members elected for two-year terms by the General Assembly (with end of term year): Albania (2023) Brazil (2023)
Concept note-4: -The five permanent members of the UN Security Council are France, China, Russia, United Kingdom, and USA.