A widely used carrier loophole could become a treaty category

Would widespread use of sub-12,000-ton carriers cause a later treaty to close the loophole?

It would probably produce a recognized light-carrier category with its own limits because several navies would already have an interest in retaining the type.

If several navies build carriers below 12,000 tons, each gains an interest in preserving them. Later negotiators could recognize a light-carrier or cruiser-carrier category with its own allowance. Larger fleet carriers would remain a separate category. One suggested allocation follows the existing proportions: ten small carriers each for Britain and the United States, and six for Japan. These figures are a possible later compromise rather than settled terms of the scenario.