<span> is a declaration adopted by the </span>United Nations General Assembly<span> on 10 December 1948 at the </span>Palais de Chaillot<span> in </span>Paris<span>, </span>France<span>. The Declaration arose directly from the experience of the two world wars. The full text is available on the </span>United Nations<span> website.</span>
The country in question would be Singapore
Because the u.s. was able to control a huge landing strip that the japs were using to fly resources to allies.