A successful treaty category would make carriers politically and financially accessible beyond Britain, Japan, and the United States. France and Italy would find it harder to reject a type already operating elsewhere. The Dutch could buy a useful carrier without funding a full fleet design, especially for service in the East Indies. Greece, Turkey, and some South American navies might also consider the type as their budgets and regional needs allowed.
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Light carriers could spread beyond the major navies
A proven, affordable light-carrier type gives France, Italy, the Netherlands, Greece, Turkey, and South American navies a stronger reason to acquire naval aviation.