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Memel

The Treaty of Versailles had put Memel and the land surrounding the port under the control of the League. However, most people who lived in Memel were Lithuanians so the government of Lithuania believed that the port should be governed by Lithuania. However, for three years, a French general acted as a governor of the port but in 1923, the Lithuanians invaded the port. The League intervened and gave the area surrounding Memel to Lithuania but the made the port an "international zone". Lithuania agreed to this decision. This could however be seen as a League failure, as the Lithuanians used force which was against the aims of the League on Nation.