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Japan's mandated islands got into the news last month when the League of Nations investigated rumors that Japan was building naval bases at Saipan and Pelew. Japan's representative at Geneva denied that his country was thus violating its mandate, explained that increased trade in sugar from the islands necessitated channel dredging and jetty building for commercial shipping...
...German colonies were distributed in 1919 as follows: German East Africa (Britain); German South West Africa (Britain); Cameroon (Britain and France); Togoland (Britain and France); German New Guinea? comprising Kaiser Wilhelm's land, Bismarck Archipelago, German Solomon Islands, Nauru ?(Britain); Marianne Islands, Caroline Islands, Marshall Island, Pelew Island (Japan). All these colonies are mandated by the League of Nations...
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