A comparison of the situations of Cuba (according to the 1899 Treaty of Paris), the Ryukyu island group (according to the 1952 SFPT), and Taiwan (according to the 1952 SFPT), may be made as follows:
| Item | Treaty of Paris specifications for Cuba | SFPT specifications for the Ryukyus | SFPT specifications for Taiwan |
| United States is the (principal) occupying power | Article 1 | Article 23(a) | Article 23(a) |
| Original "owner" did indeed cede (aka relinquish) the territory | Article 1 | Article 3 | Article 2(b) |
| No "receiving country" was specified (i.e. "limbo cession") | Article 1 | Article 3 | Article 2(b) |
| USMG has disposition rights over the territory | Article 1 | Article 4(b) | Article 4(b) |
| Military government is present, and military occupation is a reality | Article 1 | Article 4(b) and the Hague Conventions (1907) | Article 4(b) and the Hague Conventions (1907) |
| USMG jurisdiction continues past the date when the peace treaty comes into effect | Article 1, and the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Cross v. Harrison (1853) | Article 4(b), Article 23(a), and the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Cross v. Harrison (1853) | Article 4(b), Article 23(a), and the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Cross v. Harrison (1853) |