10-10-7

Updated: June 20, 2025

These proposals, it was claimed, would leave the powers under consideration in the same relative positions. Under this plan the United States would be allowed 500,000 tons of capital ships, Great Britain 500,000 tons, and Japan 300,000 tons. Japan objected to the 5-5-3 ratio proposed by Secretary Hughes, and urged a 10-10-7 ratio as more in accord with existing strength.

John Holladay Latané - From Isolation to Leadership, Revised: A Review of American Foreign Policy