Britain's request for military assistance from the Dominions at the outbreak of the Chanak Crisis the previous year had been turned down by Canada and South Africa, and Canada had refused to be bound by the Treaty of Lausanne (1923).
Storbritanniens anmodning om militær assistance fra sine Dominions ved udbruddet af Chanak krisen det foregående år var blevet afvist af Canada og Sydafrika og Canada havde afvist at være bundet af Lausanne-traktaten af 1923.