Class C mandate

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A Class C mandate was a type of League of Nations territorial administration applied to sparsely populated, remote former German colonies, placing them under the full control of a mandatory power subject to certain international obligations.

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Class C mandate canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf League of Nations mandate
international territorial administration regime
administeredBy mandatory power
administeredByExample Australia
Japan
New Zealand
Union of South Africa
appliedBy League of Nations
appliedTo former German colonies
remote territories
sparsely populated territories
characterizedBy absence of a fixed time limit for the mandate
administration as an integral part of the mandatory’s territory subject to League supervision
full control of the territory by the mandatory power
international obligations for the mandatory power
classificationLevel C
contrastedWith Class A mandate
Class B mandate
endedWith dissolution of the League of Nations
followedBy United Nations trust territories
incorporation into independent states
geographicScope Nauru
New Guinea
Pacific Islands north of the Equator
linked to: Micronesian islands

South West Africa
Western Samoa
linked to: Samoa
includesExample Nauru mandate
New Guinea mandate
Pacific Islands (Japanese Mandate)
South West Africa mandate
Western Samoa mandate
languageUsedInInstruments English
French
legalBasis Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations
Covenant of the League of Nations
obligatedTo prevent abuses such as the slave trade
promote the well-being and development of the inhabitants
submit annual reports to the League of Nations
precededBy German colonial rule
purpose administration of former enemy colonies after World War I
to place remote and sparsely populated territories under international oversight
relatedConcept international trusteeship
mandate system
startDate 1920
supervisedBy Council of the League of Nations
Permanent Mandates Commission
timePeriod interwar period

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Japanese South Pacific Mandate legalForm Class C mandate