^بعد النظام الأساسي وستمنستر دخلت حيز التنفيذ في عام 1931، والمملكة المتحدة لم تعد تمثل الإمبراطورية البريطانية في الشؤون العالمية.
^"The رئيس وزراء كندا (during the معاهدة فرساي) said that there were 'only three major powers left in the world the United States, Britain and Japan' ... (but) The Great Powers could not be consistent. At the instance of Britain, Japan's ally, they gave Japan five delegates to the Peace Conference, just like themselves, but in the Supreme Council the Japanese were generally ignored or treated as something of a joke." from MacMillan، Margaret (2003). Peacemakers: The Paris Peace Conference of 1919 and Its Attempt to End War. United States of America: Random House Trade. ص. 306. ISBN:0-375-76052-0.
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^ ابجده
MacMillan، Margaret (2003). Peacemakers: The Paris Peace Conference of 1919 and Its Attempt to End War. United States of America: Random House Trade. ص. 36, 306, 431. ISBN:0-375-76052-0.
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