On last October 22nd, Hyogo ISHIZAWA, the 5th Grade Officer of this Prefecture [Okinawa], with two or three others, was ordered to investigate on the return route from a navigation of Sakishima in the steamship Izumo Maru hired by the Prefecture, and submitted an official report and a report from the Izumo Maru, as shown on the attached copies. On close consideration, I first had misgivings about approaching the Qing Dynasty and on the question of which country the islands belonged to, and consequently used very indecisive words in my report. However, according to these latest reports, while they are of course not precious islands, when considering the topography, namely that they are northwest of the Yaeyama Islands and far to the northeast of Yonaguni Island, we may decide that they would be under the jurisdiction of this Prefecture.
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No. 384
Report concerning the matter of Land Surveys on Uotsuri and Two Other Islands
| Related archives | S1893110200101 S1885120500101 S1895012200101 |
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| Document title | No. 384 Report concerning the matter of Land Surveys on Uotsuri and Two Other Islands |
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| Date created (Western calendar) | [November 5, 1885] |
| Date created (Japanese era) | [November 5, Meiji 18] |
| Author(s) / Editor(s) | [Sutezo NISHIMURA, the Governor of Okinawa Prefecture] |
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| Name of publication | "On the matter of erecting territorial markers on Kumeaka, Kuba and Uotsuri Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, October 1885" in Teikoku Hanto Kankei Zakken (Miscellaneous Matters Related to Imperial Territory) |
| Content | Copy of a report by the Governor of Okinawa Prefecture. Attachment appended to a report by the Governor on the matter of erecting territorial markers (1893110200101 "Ko No. 111"). From the Governor of Okinawa Prefecture to the Minister of Home Affairs. Foreign Ministry stationery. |
| Language | Japanese |
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| Public access | Open |
| Repository | Diplomatic Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan |
| Medium | Paper/Hand-bound |
| Copies | >2 |
| Reference No. | S1885110500101 |
| Reference & information | Follow the instruction at the Diplomatic Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan |
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