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Colonial administration - NZ in Samoa
The League of Nations formally allocated New Zealand the Class C mandate of Western Samoa in December 1920. Samoan leaders were not consulted as other nations decided Samoa's future.
League of Nations mandates in the Pacific
Map showing the boundaries of League of Nations mandated areas in the Pacific.
League of Nations Mandate for German Samoa
The text of the 1920 League of Nations mandate setting out the terms under which the former German Samoa would come under New Zealand jurisdiction.
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