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 UNITED STATES CIVIL ADMINISTRATION OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS Office of The Deputy Governor APO 719 CA ORDINANCE NUMBER 68

PROVISIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS Section 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 LongtitudeLongitude [sic]; thence
 * 24° North Latitude, 122° East LongtitudeLongitude [sic]; thence
 * 24° North Latitude, 133° East LongtitudeLongitude [sic]; thence
 * 29° North Latitude, 131° East LongtitudeLongitude [sic]; thence to point of origin.

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

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.