UNITED STATES CIVIL ADMINISTRATION OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS
Office of The Deputy Governor
APO 719
NUMBER 68
PROVISIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS
Section I
General
Article I
The area of political and geographic jurisdiction of the Government of the Ryukyu Islands shall constitute and include those islands and territorial waters within the following boundaries:
- 29° North Latitude, 125°22' East Longtitude; thence
- 24° North Latitude, 122° East Longtitude; thence
- 24° North Latitude, 133° East Longtitude; thence
- 29° North Latitude, 131° East Longtitude; thence to point of origin.
Article II
The Government of the Ryukyu Islands shall have its capital in Naha-City Okinawa Shima, and it shall not be changed to any other locality except by referendum in which the total vote cast comes to seventy per centum of the total number of qualified electors as determined by the last General and Supplementary Register of Electors. Provided that, in the case of a state of emergency, the seat of the government may be changed to ensure continued operation of the Government and the safety of its members, records, and allied matters.
Section II
Status, Duties and Rights of the People
Article III
1. A Ryukyuan shall be a natural person whose birth and name are registered in a family register in the Ryukyu Islands, provided that no family register shall be transferred into the Ryukyu Islands without authority of the Deputy Governor and no person who is a national of any foreign state other than Japan or who is a stateless portion may be registered except in accordance with the provisions of law.
