<P> Initially , a `` Council of Ten '' ( comprising two delegates each from Britain , France , the United States , Italy , and Japan ) met officially to decide the peace terms . This council was replaced by the `` Council of Five '' , formed from each countries foreign ministers , to discuss minor matters . Prime Minister of France Georges Clemenceau , Prime Minister of Italy Vittorio Emanuele Orlando , Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Lloyd George , and President of the United States Woodrow Wilson formed the `` Big Four '' ( at one point becoming the `` Big Three '' following the temporally withdrawal of Vittorio Emanuele Orlando ) . These four men met in 145 closed sessions to make all the major decisions , which were later ratified by the entire assembly . The minor powers attended a weekly `` Plenary Conference '' that discussed issues in a general forum but made no decisions . These members formed over 50 commissions that made various recommendations , many of which were incorporated into the final text of the treaty . </P>
who were the big 3 as associated to the treaty of versailles
Prime Minister of France Georges Clemenceau Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Lloyd George President of the United States Woodrow Wilson