No. 22 Liancourt Rocks Bombing Range [*Takeshima, Northwest of Oki Islands, Designated as a Bombing Range]
[September 16, 1947]
[Issued by the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers]
No. 22 Liancourt Rocks Bombing Range
1. The islands of Liancourt Rocks (or Take Shima [sic]), located 37°15′ North, 131°50′ East, are designated as a bombing range.
2. The inhabitants of Oki-Rettō (Oki Gunto) and the inhabitants of all the ports on the west coast of the island of Honshu north to the 38th parallel, north latitude, will be notified prior to each actual use of this range. This information will be disseminated through Military Government units to local Japanese civil authority.
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Takeshima, Northwest of the Okinoshima Islands, Designated as a Bombing Range
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| Document title | Takeshima, Northwest of the Okinoshima Islands, Designated as a Bombing Range |
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| Date created (Western calendar) | September 16, 1947 |
| Date created (Japanese era) | September 16, Showa 22 |
| Author(s) / Editor(s) | |
| Publisher | Hydrographic Bureau |
| Name of publication | Supplement of Hydrographic Book (*), Vol. 2 Supplement "Harbor regulations and restrictions relating to shipping, issued by S.C.A.P." (published in July 1948) |
| Content | One of the orders issued by the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers, to designate Takeshima as a bombing range and to notify the public prior to its usage. |
| Language | Japanese/English |
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| Public access | Available to the public |
| Repository | Tokyo Main Library of the National Diet Library, Kansai-kan |
| Medium | Paper |
| Copies | 6 pages |
| Reference No. | t1947091600101 |
| Reference & Information | Follow the instruction at the National Diet Library (Or, access "the National Diet Library Digital Collection" on-line) |
| Notes | The "Hydrographic Book" contains detailed information about maritime meteorology, hydrographic phenomena, course determining methods, and the conditions of ports and coastlines. It should be used with nautical charts and act as a supplemental resource. |