<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">mandates</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>dependencies</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>mandate</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>mandated territories</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>territories, mandated</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Colonies and other possessions in Africa and Asia of the defeated powers of the First World War, which were placed under the control of various different victor nations by the League of Nations. ]]></note></mads>