Editing Potsdam Declaration (section)

==== United Kingdom ====
The United Kingdom had lost control of its possessions in Southeast Asia and China to the Japanese advance in 1941–42. These included [[Colony of Singapore|Singapore]], [[Straits Settlements|Malaya]], [[North Borneo]], [[British Hong Kong|Hong Kong]], and others. A key motivation of the British government was a restoration of control in its prewar possessions, along with a prompt end to the Japanese war effort, especially on the Indian front in [[British rule in Burma|Burma]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Britain and Decolonisation in South East and South Asia, 1945–1948 |url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/britain-and-decolonisation-in-south-east-and-south-asia-1945-1948 |access-date=2022-10-04 |website=Imperial War Museums |language=en}}</ref>