Minister KIM, Principal of the Delegation of South Korea to Japan, visited OKUMURA, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, and handed over a memorandum rejecting the Japanese government's proposal that the dispute over territorial sovereignty over Takeshima to be referred to the International Court of Justice. The Government of Japan has considered the South Korean rejection as regrettable, and immediately, the Public Information and Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced a rebuttal. (text omitted) The Japan Side recognizes the South Korean rejection as the same thing as a testimony to the weakness of South Korea’s position on territorial sovereignty over Takeshima in international opinion, and considers that even if the reference fails to implement, it will still effective in that sense.
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South Korea replies with rejection
Takeshima Dispute
Refer to the International Court of Justice (Asahi Shimbun)
| Document title | South Korea replies with rejection Takeshima Dispute Refer to the International Court of Justice (Asahi Shimbun) |
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| Date created (Western calendar) | October 29, 1954 |
| Date created (Japanese era) | October 29, Showa 29 |
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| Publisher | Asahi Shimbunsha |
| Name of publication | Asahi Shimbun Morning Edition (reprint version) |
| Content | Minister KIM, Principal of the Delegation of South Korea to Japan, handed over to Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan a memorandum of rejection to refer to the International Court of Justice on the Takeshima dispute. |
| Language | Japanese |
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| Public access | Open |
| Repository | Shimane Prefectural Library (Japanese Only) |
| Medium | Paper |
| Copies | 1 page |
| Reference No. | T1954102900202 |
| Reference & Information | Follow the instruction at Shimane Prefectural Library |
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