1951 - Sep. 21 - Korean Government comprehended Takeshima/Dokdo was affirmed as a Japanese Territory in Peace Treaty

On Sep. 21st, 1951, South Korean Foreign Minister Pyun Yung-tai(卞栄泰) sent a letter to U.S. Ambassar Muccio. In his letter, he claimed that SCAPIN-677 is the cocnlusive factor to decide Takeshima/Dokdo is Korean territory. He also listed, as other factors, MacArthur line and U.S. apology to Korea for the victims of 1948 bombing incident.

Republic of Korea

Ministry of Foreign Affairs SEOUL

September 21, 1951

Dear Ambassador Muccio,

This note is to seek to draw your attention to the enclosed exerpt of Memorandum of SCAPIN-677, 29 January 1946, which should be regarded as a conslusive factor in deciding, in Korean favor, the controversy over the ownership of Dokdo, known as "Liancourt Rocks" and also as "Takeshima" in Japanese. The fact that the disputed isle has been put on the Korean side of the MacArthur Line is another manifestation of the SCAP memorandum under notice.

In 1948, if I do not remember wrongly, when air bombing practice caused casualities among the Korean fishermen in boats nestling near the isle SCAP apologized to this Goverment for the incident. Had SCAP regarded the isle as Japanese territory, the presence of the Koreans there would have been illegal and no apologies necessary. As evidenced by the Memorandum in question, SCAP has, at no time, doubted that the isle belongs or ought to belong, to Korea.

We have substantial documented evidence to prove that the isle has been in the Korean possession for many hundred years. The fact that Japan incorporated the isle into one of its nearby prefectures in 1905 (a deal sneaked on a prefectural level, not on a Governmental level, for the obvious convenience to back down more easily in case of a possible international trouble) cannot repudiate our rightful claims to the isle, supported not merely by Korean documents but by Japanese ones also.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Sincerely yours,

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Yung Tai PYUN

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Minister of Foreign Affairs

Enclosure: Memorandum of SCAPIN-677, 29 January 1946

His Excellency

Note that this was sent AFTER the Peace Treaty was signed (08/09/1951). In other word, it is apparent Korean government did understand that Peace Treaty concluded that Takeshima was left to Japan as its sovereign territory, or she wouldn't have sent such a letter to make U.S. pay attention to SCAPIN-677. In fact, Korean Ambassodor to U.S. was already told by Dean Rusk, the United States Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs, that the Japanese claim to the Liancourt Rocks would not be renounced in the peace treaty on 10th Aug., 1951 and this official notification was reiterated to ROK government on 4th Dec., 1952.

Possible Methods of Resolving Liancourt Rocks Dispute between Japan and ROK　(July 22, 1953)

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With regard to the question of who has sovereignty over the Liancourt Rock (which are also known in Japanese as Takeshima, and in Korean as Dokdo), it may be of interest to recall that the United States position, contained in a note to the Republic of Korea's Ambassador date August 10, 1951 reads in part:

"....As regards the island of Dokdo, otherwise known as Takeshima or Liancourt Rocks, this normally uninhabited rock formation was according to our information never treated as part of Korea and, since about 1905, has been under the jurisdiction of the Oki Islands Branch Office of Shimane Prefecture of Japan. The island does not appear ever before to have been claimed by Korea......"

(This position has never been formally communicated to the Japanese Government but might well come to light were this dispute ever submitted to mediation, conciliation, arbitration or judicial settlement.)

Since sending the August 10, 1951 note to the ROK Government, the United States Government has sent only one additional communication on the subject. This was done in response to the ROK protest of the alleged bombing of Dokdo Island by a United States military plane. The United States note of December 4, 1952 states:

"The Embassy has taken note of the statement contained in the Ministry's Note that　'Dokdo Island (Liancourt Rocks) .....is a part of the territory of the Republic of Korea.'　The United States Government's understanding of the territorial status of this island was stated in Assistant Secretary of State Dean Rusk’s note to the Korean Ambassador in Washington dated August 10,1951."

Pyun’s attempts urging U.S. to reconsider was laughed off, as it was documented in the following corresponding letter, which was accompanied by Pyun’s letter above, from Pusan to Washington. The Minister apparently failed to present alleged "substantial documented evidence to prove that the isle has been in the Korean possession for many hundred years”.

TRANSMITTAL OF LETTER FROM MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ON KOREAN CLAIM TO DOKDO ISLAND (Oct. 3, 1951) (Records of the U.S Department of State relating to the Internal Affairs of Korea, 1950-54 Department of State Decimal File 795)

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With regard to the " substantial documented evidence" referred to in the last paragraph of the letter, an officer of the Embassy was orally informed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs that such evidence appears throughout Korean and Japanese archives. The implication was that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not possess a compilation of such "evidence" at this time. Although it was pointed out to the Minister that the Embassy would welcome the submission of such "evidence" for transmittal to the Department, it appears doubutful that such information will be forthcoming.

Today, Korean government claim that Takeshima was decided to be Korean territory by U.S.’s dropping its name from the article.

Later, Dokdo’s exclusion from Japan’s territory was reaffirmed by the Treaty of Peace with Japan, better known as the San Francisco Treaty, of September 8, 1951.

(Dokdo_Korean territory Basic Position of the Government of the Republic of Korea on Dokdo, 2010)

However, as Pyun’s letter shows, Korean government was well aware that Takeshima was left to Japan in San Francisco Peace Treaty. It is a shame ROK never stops distorting the fact and brainwashing her innocent nationals every day.

Ulleung County Symbol Recognizes 'Three Peaks' of Ulleungdo

One of the old names for the Korean island of Ulleungdo in Korean historical documents was "Sambongdo" (三峰島 - 삼봉도), which means "Island of Three Peaks." Ulleungdo's three prominent peaks were mentioned numerous times in Korean historical texts. Though some nationalistic Korean historians claim that Sambongdo was referring to Liancourt Rocks (Takeshima - Dokdo), Korea's own historical texts, and, apparently, even the symbol for Korea's Ulleung County (울릉군) seem to contradict that claim.

Notice that the Ulleung County symbol to the left shows three peaks against against a background of red. The county's Web site, HERE, describes the symbol as follows:

The oval shape of the outer edge of the symbol represents the sun rising over the East Sea (Sea of Japan). With Ulleungdo's Seongin Peak in the center, the shape of the mountains is shown with a design of three triangular peaks that represent Ulleung's unyielding spirit.

가장 자리를 둘러싼 타원은 동해에 떠오르는 태양을 상징하며 산의 형상은 울릉도의 성인봉을 중심으로 울릉의 굳굳한 기상을 삼각형태의 대칭구조로 2분하여 도안 되었습니다.

The Korean seems a little awkward to me, so if someone has a different translation, please let me know. For example, I assumed 굳굳한 meant 꿋꿋한. Also, the expression 2분하여 seems awkward to me.

Again, the three peaks of Ulleungdo were mentioned numerous times in Korea's historical documents.

Thanks, Chaamiey, for pointing out the symbol.

Video Comparing Korean Map Drawings of "Usando" (于山島), by Yabutarou

2011 May 13 - "Dong-a Ilbo" Reports Discovery of a "Dae Dongyeojido" Map Showing "Dokdo"

In a May 13 article entitled, "First Domestic Discovery of a Hand-drawn Dae Dongyeojido Map Showing Dokdo," Korea's Dong-a Ilbo reports the following:

A Dae Dongyeojido (大東輿地圖 – 대동여지도) map showing Dokdo has been discovered  domestically for the first time.

On the 11th, the Academy of Korean Studies revealed, "In November of last year, while researching old documents as part of an effort to promote Korean Studies, a hand-drawn copy of a Dae Dongyeojido map showing Dokdo was found in Seoul's Seodaemun District Korean Research Center library.

On this handdrawn copy, an island labeled "Usan" (于山) was drawn to the right of Ulleungdo. Usan was the old name for Dokdo. The sea was drawn blue and the islands were drawn yellow.

Worldwide, there are a total of 25 block-print or hand-drawn copies of the Dae Dongyeojido. As for copies showing Dokdo, until now there was only a block-print copy in Japan's Diet Library, none had been found domestically. In the block prints, Kim Jong-ho, himself, craved the map on the blocks in 1861. The hand-drawn copies were made by placing paper over the original blocks and tracing them.

The Research Director of the Academy of Korean Studies, Ok Yeong-jeong, said, "A hand-drawn Dae Dongyeojido map showing Dokdo is important for understanding how Dokdo was seen by Koreans in the 19th century.  Lee Sang-tae, an endowed professor at the Graduate School of Korea International Culture University, explained, "Japan has claimed sovereignty of Dokdo by saying 'Dokdo has hardly appeared on a Dae Dongyeojido, which is Korea's representative map,' but the discovery of this map has confirmed that claim is groundless."

Above Ulleungdo on the map is written, "In the 11th year of Yeongjong, Gangwon Gamsa Jo Choi-su inspected Ulleungdo, and Usando is to the east of Ulleungdo." Concerning this, Professor Lee explained, "Until the Daehan Emprie was established in 1897, King Yeongjo was called 'Yeongjong,' so this hand-drawn map was drawn sometime between 1861, when the Dae Dongyeojido was first made, and 1897.

Thanks for the link to the article, Chaamiey.

The following is an image of the map from YTN News:



Of course, the island the article is claiming to be "Dokdo" is actually Ulleungdo's neighboring island of Jukdo (竹島 - 죽도), which is two kilometers off Ulleungdo's east shore, as shown in the Google satellite image below:

Besides the Dae Dongyeojido shown above, Kim Jong-ho also drew the following 1834 map of Ulleungdo and Usando, a map which has gridlines for distance along the edge. Each gridline represented ten ri, which was about four kilometers. The gridlines prove that the Usan (于山) on the map could not have possibly been Liancourt Rocks (Dokdo), which are are about 90 kilometers southeast of Ulleungdo and are essentially made up of two rock islets, not one.

Steve Barber is back in the Korean news.

A foreigner's journey of discovery and Dokdo

Excerpt:

After many online discussions about Dokdo with both Japanese and Koreans it became apparent that the two countries have different approaches and origins to their beliefs.

Japan's effort to reclaim Dokdo, which it refers to as Takeshima is fueled by a small but determined group of right wingers. Most of these Japanese are anonymous.

They obsessively lobby and spread propaganda related to other issues of contention between Japan and her neighbors.

Following Internet links that claim Dokdo as Japan's inherent territory will eventually lead you to the same Japanese netizens who deny the Nanjing massacre, comfort women and other wartime atrocities.

However, Korea's claim for Dokdo is supported by the vast majority of Koreans who believe with conviction the islets are theirs.

With this in mind, the Korean government is truly representative of how Koreans feel about Dokdo while Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs seems to be appeasing right wing activists.

It takes a lot of gall for Steve Barber to say such stuff, considering that he used to anonymously post under a variety of IDs until he was caught doing it and his identity explosed.

2011 Apr. 14 - A Looter in the Sea of Japan (Korea plans ocean science research station on Takeshima/Dokdo)

While Japanese are still struggling with devastating aftermath of earthquake, Tsunami and nukes, Korea is planning to install building so-called research station, which is exactly the same action she did near Socotra Rock against China’s protest, on Takeshima.

Korea Plans Research Station on Dokdo (Choson Ilbo, Apr. 11, 2011)

Korea will set up an ocean science research station on Dokdo to observe waves, weather and pollution in the East Sea around the clock.

Grand National Party lawmakers on a National Assembly ad hoc committee on Dokdo and officials from the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs and the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology met on April 4 to discuss a response to new Japanese school textbooks that repeat Tokyo's claims to the islets and agreed to build the science station.

The station will be the country's third oceanic science base after Ieo Island and Gaeocho islet.

This kind of aggressive action against the country in the crisis is going to incure blame and be criticized by the international community. Even China, Hong Kong and Taiwan protesters stopped their plan to sending ships to Senkaku from this reason. Russian media wrote they should hand in Northern Territories to Japan.

This kind of aggression only provokes firm response by Japan.

Japan's Liberal Party Wants 'Dokdo Day' Enshrined in Law (Choson Ilbo, Apr. 13, 2011)

A committee in Japan's Liberal Democratic Party has asked the Japanese government to enshrine a "Takeshima Day," for the Japanese name of Korea's Dokdo, in law to assert the country's claim to the islets, the Sankei Shimbun reported Tuesday.

The call comes after Korea announced plans to set up an ocean science research station on Dokdo, which in turn was prompted by the Japanese government's approval of school textbooks that state Tokyo's claim.

It is even reported that “Korea may bolster its defense of the Dokdo islets by replacing police who now guard the territory with soldiers”. Are Korean finally ready to admit that Takeshima/Dokdo is a land in dispute? If so, this is exactly what Japan has longed for.

(Update)
Finally, Japanese government lodged a official protest against the Korean aggression on 14th night.

Tokyo Protests Against Marine Research Station on Dokdo

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto told lawmakers on Friday that Tokyo "cannot accept" Korea's plans to build a research station on Dokdo. Matsumoto said the Japanese government lodged a protest with the Korean government after confirming that Hyundai Engineering and Construction had been chosen to build the research station.

And Seoul responded with considering deploying new frigates near Takeshima/Dokdo.

Heartbreaking Earthquake & Tsunami in Japan

The destruction and death in Japan is so terrible that I have no words to describe the sadness I feel. I can only hope that there are no more deaths, more survivors are found, and the pain and hardship are alleviated quickly.

I hope the people who post to this blog from Japan are all safe and well.

"'Flash Patriotism'--Dokdo Bonds Gone After 5 Years"

The situation described in the following MBC News article HERE is another example that Korean interest in Takeshima (Dokdo) has waned.

"Flash Patriotism'--Dokdo Bonds Gone After 5 Years"

The Dokdo-related financial products launched at the height of the territorial dispute with Japan in 2005 and 2006 have almost all disappeared.

According to people in the securities circles, the "Dokdo Defense Bonds" launched by KB Asset Management in 2005 terminated the following year, and the "Dokdo Love Investment Trust" from Korea Investment Trust Management was dissolved in 2008 after a decline in customer interest.

The "Dokdo Cyber Branch" opened by Hyundai Securities in 2002 closed in 2008.

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'반짝 애국심' 독도펀드 5년 만에 실종

일본과 독도 영유권 갈등이 한창이던 2005년과 2006년에 출시됐던 독도 관련 금융 상품이 대부분 사라진 것으로 나타났습니다.

증권 업계에 따르면 2005년 KB 자산운용이 출시한 '독도수호 행동펀드'는 이듬해 시한이 만료됐고, 한국투자신탁운용의 '독도사랑 투자신탁'은 고객들의 호응이 떨어지면서 2008년 청산됐습니다.

현대증권이 2002년에 개설했던 '독도 사이버 지점'은 2008년 폐쇄됐습니다.

S. Koreans Attend Takeshima Day Ceremonies

According to an article in the Wall Street Journal entitled "DPJ Attends 'Takeshima Day' for the First Time," a group of about ten South Koreans "quietly" attended Takeshima Day ceremonies.

While DPJ lawmakers may have been a first-time surprise a small group of about 10 people who traveled from South Korea had frequented the event before. Mr. Komuro said a group about the same size was present last year as well but was unsure whether it was the same individuals.

"I don't think they were here to support [Japan's territorial claims]. But they didn't protest," said Mr. Komuro. They sat in their seats and listened quietly."

DPJ Lawmakers Attend 'Takeshima Day' Ceremonies

"The Mainichi Daily News" reports HERE that a record-high thirteen Japanese parlimentarians, including two lawmakers from the ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), attended Takeshima Day ceremonies on February 22, along with 500 other participants. This was the first time DPJ lawmakers have attended the Takeshima Day ceremonies.

In contrast, no major rallies were held by South Korean protestors near the ceremony site this year. In the past, Koreans had held rallies denouncing Japan's territorial claim to Takeshima, claiming, instead, that the islets belonged to Korea. Moveover, only about ten Korean civic group members even bothered to rally in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul this year. The Korean government did, however, issue its prefunctory statement denouncing Takeshima Day and insisting Takeshima belonged to Korea, where the islets are called Dokdo.

While political interest in the Takeshima dispute seems to be growing in Japan, interest in Korea seems to be dying, possibly because an overwhelming amount of historical evidence refuting Korean claims has been made public over the past few years. Afterall, it is hard to rally for a cause in which you no longer truly believe.

The Korean government seems to have given up trying to find evidence to support its historical claims to Takeshima and has decided, instead, to remain relatively quiet on the issue, probably hoping the world forgets about all the noisy claims Koreans made just a few years ago.

Takeshima Day -- February 22

Today is Japan's "Takeshima Day," which is the day that commemorates the February 22, 1905 incorporation of Takeshima (Liancourt Rocks) into Japan's Oki County. See the 1905 newspaper article announcing the incorporation HERE.

Any news on how it is being celebrated in Japan?

1947 - Roh Do-yang "National Geographic Student Atlas for Middle School” excluded Takeshima/Dokdo from Korea

left : "National Geographic Student Atlas for Middle School(中等國土地理附圖)”（文友社 、1947）

The “Map of Korea” in this supplementary atlas for Middle school student, made by the geographer/editorial officer of the Ministry of Education, clearly excludes Takeshima/Dokdo from its territory.

Although a map itself doesn’t stand as a concrete evidence for territorial dispute unless there is clear indication of territorial border, this Korean textbook made by the editorial official of the Ministry of Education gives a heavy blow on Korea’s territorial claim. In fact, today’s Korean maps never drops Dokdo off from its map of Korea, and pro-Korean propaganda sites list up many old Japanese maps, which lack Takeshima, to claim Japan didn’t recognize Takeshima as its territory.

Korean claim “Dokdo was the first victim of the Japanese aggression upon Korea. Dokdo has come back to our bosom with our liberation. Dokdo is the symbol of Korean independence.” However, as it was already revealed, Korean, except the residents of Ulleungdo, immediately after liberation didn’t even know about Takeshima/Dokdo and believed the easternmost of their country is Ulleungdo’s Jukdo until April 1947, the time when Japanese from Sakaiminato came to Takeshima and claimed that the island is Japan’s. This textbook atlas is an another concrete evidence to support Japanese claim that Korea’s recent blind belief about Takeshima/Dokdo is just an ex post facto explanation hammered out afterwards.

As this map and other Korean maps published until 1947 shows, Korean didn’t recognize Takeshima/Dokdo as their territory at the year of 1947. In the summer of 1947, Korean found Takeshima/Dokdo and started aggressions upon Takeshima, the inherent territory of Japan. However, there is no single Korean documents/maps that shows Korean owned the island before 1905, the year Japan officially incorporated it into Shimane prefecture.

Prof. Roh Do-yang(盧道陽, 1909-2004) is a Korean geographer. According to Songdo(松都) High School HP, he graduated from Komazawa(駒澤) University, Tokyo, Japan and taught at Songdo High School. He once served the Ministry of Education as a editorial officer(文教部編修官) after 1945. He was a founder/fist chairman of Korean Geographical Society（大韓地理学会） and a emeritus professor of Hoseo University(湖西大).



Reference;

1899 - Korean Map: "Daehanjeondo" (大韓全圖) (玄采 大韓地誌)

1901 - "Daehanjiji" (大韓地誌) Map of Korea's Gangwon Province (玄采)

1906 - "Daehan Jiji" (大韓地誌) by Hyeon Chae (玄采)

1907 - "Chodeung Daehan Jiji" (初等大韓地誌)

1907 June - "Sinpyeon Daehan Jiri" (新編 大韓地理)

1907 - Daehan Shinjiji Attached Maps (大韓新地志附地圖)

1922 - "Map of Daehanminguk" (대한민국 디도) (大韓民国図)

after 1945 - "Geography for Middle School(中等地理)" by the Association of Gyeongbuk Geographers(慶北地理學會) admits Dokdo is outside of the territory of Korea

Problem with Blogger's SPAM Filtering

There seems to be a problem with Blogger's SPAM filtering system since it is causing many comments to go into the SPAM Box instead of being posted to the blog. I will try to regularly check the Spam Box until Blogger finally fixes the problem.

Actually, I am not sure if it is a problem with the SPAM filter or if someone in Blogger is deliberately trying to sabotage this blog.

One reason I suspect sabotage is that the votes in the survey question that appeared in the right column of the blog suddenly switched from a large majority of people who though Korea was being untruthful about Korean historical claims to Takeshima to a majority of people who thought Korea was being truthful. This all happened after the voting had stopped.

There have also been other strange things that have happened on this blog, including our Page View counter suddenly losing over a million hits.

Anyway, I will try to keep a better eye on our Spam box.

Daum Map's "Jukdo" (죽도 - 竹島)

I noticed today that Korea's Daum Map site has a high resolution image of Ulleungdo's neighboring island of "Jukdo" (죽도 - 竹島), which is, of course, different from Japan's Takeshima (竹島). The image below can be made much larger.



Link to Map

Walking View of Jukdo

Some New Gadgets Added to the Blog

I have added the following enhancements to the blog.

1. A "Headlines" feature near the top of the blog that scrolls through headlines with the following keywords: Takeshima, Dokdo, 竹島, and 독도.
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2. A "Search This Blog" feature at the top of the right column that allows keyword search on this blog.
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3. A "Popular Post" feature was added in the right-hand column, just below the list of maps.

If anyone has any other suggests for improving the blog, please let me know.

I have been so busy with my son the past few months that I have not paid much attention to the blog, but I plan to be spending more time trying to improve the blog in the future.

Page Views for This Blog for Feb. 3 - Feb. 9

The following are the number of page views this blog, "Dokdo-or-Takeshima?," has received for the week of Feb. 3 - Feb. 9. The page views are divided up by country.

Japan.............................603
USA................................168
Korea..............................151
Germany........................... 43
U.K.................................. 26
Poland.............................. 19
Canada............................. 17
France.............................. 15
Russia............................... 15
Belize................................ 11

1902 - 大韓帝国内部 『鬱島郡節目』

1月4日、韓国のメディアは『鬱島郡節目』という文書を公開しました。

「独島：「鬱島郡」の行政指針、日本編入以前の支配立証」

…110年前に大韓帝国が独島（日本名・竹島）を実効支配していたことを示す証拠となり得る、当時の治安・行政に関する史料が初めて公開された。…（朝鮮日報日本語版朝鮮日報の日本語版2011年1月15日付記事）

報 道によると、1900年10月、大韓帝国は勅令41号を発布して鬱陵島を鬱島郡に昇格し、公式に領土に組み込むが、その1年半後の1902年4月、大韓帝 国内部（内務省）が鬱島郡行政指針となる「鬱島郡節目」（節目とはこの場合、規則の箇条や細目のこと。）を初代鬱島郡守の裵季周に出していたようで、内容 は、日本人の不法伐木を禁止すること、外国人への土地売買を禁止すること、その他に税金についての詳細が書かれています。

裵季周は1881年、鬱陵島最初の開拓者４人の一人（江原道の出身）（1902年 外務省通商局編纂「通商彙纂」 ）で、 1895年9月に島監に差定され、鬱陵島を管理。 当時鬱陵島の伐木権はロシアに譲渡されていたにも関わらず、日本人から伐木料を徴収して許可して利権を独占していたようで（『駐韓日本公使館記録』13 （515 p） 各領事館往復（１７））、1899年にはその支払いトラブルのため来日して松江の裁判所で勝訴しています。その後、1900年に初代郡守となりますが雑 報:「欝守新任」（1900年11月29日付「官報」）、罷免されたのか、1902年始め姜泳禹が郡守として在職しますが、直後の3月4日姜泳禹は免官さ れ、再度裵季周が郡主に叙任されます（雑報:「欝守新任」）。この節目は、その時期（1902年4月）から、裵季周が罷免されたことをきっかけに大韓帝国内部に働きかけた結果出されたものではないかと推察されます。

ところで韓国側は、この資料を「鬱陵島と独島（竹島）を実際に経営したことを立証する資料」と主張していますが、実際この内容を確認すると、竹島のことは全く触れられておらず、そうした主張が成り立たないことは明白です。

この頃すでに鬱陵島に移住した日本人は竹島へアワビ漁に出ていたことと、当時の鬱陵島在住の韓国人は（若芽採取のために全羅道沿岸の漁民が季節労働者としてやってくる以外に）漁業に従事する者が皆無であったことが記録され（1902年 外務省通商局編纂「通商彙纂」 ） ていることから、大韓帝国内部の印がある節目の中において竹島について何の言及もないことは、韓国側の主張とは裏腹に、むしろ当時の鬱島郡守裵季周（裵季 周）ひいては大韓帝国に、現竹島が韓国の領域内であったという認識がなかったことを傍証する資料であるといえるでしょう。

以下、公開された『鬱島郡節目』の全文と、matus氏によるその日本語訳を以下に示します。

『鬱島郡節目』

內閣總理大臣　尹容善 閣下

內部　

鬱島郡節目

本郡陞設 今旣兩年 全島庶務 尙多草創之中 數三悖民 興訛梗化 煽動居民 則不可不自本部 講究方略 確立郡規　故別成節目 以送 依此擧行 無或違越　島民中若有如前執迷 不遵令飭者 這這摘發卽速馳報 則當有別般嚴處矣　惕念擧行節目辭意 亦爲眞諺飜謄 揭付各洞 俾無一民不聞不知之弊事

一　日本潛越人等 偸斫木料 別般嚴禁事

一 　本島人民中 家屋田土 或有暗賣外國人者 當一律施行事

一 　本島開拓 尙未盡 懇爲念民人成家 姑未定稅 凡於島民耕食居生 若移居內陸 不得私相賣買 還爲官有事

一 　現存公廨 爲七間 則仍舊修葺 若果狹窄四五間 略加建築 俾無民弊事

一 　鄕長一員 書記一名 使令三名 姑先略施 以爲供役事

一 　郡守以下 鄕長書記使令 餼料不得不自郡 略略算定 而本島戶數 足爲五百戶 則每戶春等 麥三斗 秋等黃豆四斗式 收斂分排廩料事

一 　五百戶 每戶收麥爲三斗 則共計一千五百斗 凡石則爲一百石內 郡守一員廩況六十石 鄕長一員餼料十二石 書記一名十石 使令三名 每名六石式 合十八石 總計一百石 以爲定式事

一 　各道商船來泊本島 捕採魚藿人等處 每十分抽一 收稅 外他出入貨物 從價金 每百抽一 以補經費事

一 　官船一隻 不可不急先辦備 然後以便航路 而來往本部調査委員入島時 田士能李東信處 偸斫木料之屬公者 這這査徵 以爲購買船隻事

一 　未盡條件 自本郡爛商會議 更爲磨鍊事

後錄

香木 貳百斤 間一年 進上事

戶布錢 五百兩 每年輸納于度支部事

郡守 年俸及鄕長書記使令餼料 總算

郡守 春等麥六十石 秋等黃豆四十石 合一百石

鄕長 春等麥十二石 秋等黃豆十二石 合二十四石

書記一名 春等麥十石 秋等黃豆十二石 合二十二石

使令每名 春等麥六石 秋等黃豆十二石 三名合麥十八石 合黃豆三十六石　總計麥一百石 黃豆一百石

光武六年四月 日

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内部の鬱島郡節目

本 郡（鬱島郡）が昇格してすでに2年が過ぎたのに、全島の庶務がまだ草創のままであることが多い中、流言飛語を作り出し教化されない何人かの悖民たちが、民 衆を扇動するので、本部(内部)では方略を講じて郡の規律を確立せざるをえない。従って、別に節目を作って送るので、このまま行ない、破ってはいけない。 島民の中に、前のように戸惑って命令に従わない者がいれば、いちいち摘発して速やかに馳報せよ、然らば当然、別段の厳しい措置があるだろう。格別に留意し て挙行せよ。 節目の意味を諺文（ハングル）にも翻訳して各村に掲示し、一人たりとも聞いていない、知らないというような弊害をなくすこと。

一 　日本からやってきて木を密かに切っていく者を、特別に厳禁すること。

一 　本島の人民中に、家屋と田土を外国人に密かに売買する者があれば、当然のことに、一律(＝死刑)を施行すること。

一 　本島の開拓はまだ未尽であるから、島民が家庭を作ることを切実に望む、よって税金はまだ定めない。およそ島民たちは耕作をして生きていくのであるが、もし万一、内陸に移居するような場合には、私的な売買を出来なくして官有に返還するようにさせること。

一 　現在ある官庁の建物は、七間であればそのまま屋根を補修して使い、もし4～5間程度で狭ければ、若干の増建だけをして、民に迷惑をかけないこと。

一 　鄕長1人、書記1人、使令3人を先ず先に置き、仕事に供役させること。

一 　郡守以下、鄕長・書記・使令の給料は、郡で概略算定しなくてはいけない。鬱陵島の戸数が500戸になるならば、家ごとに春に出す税金は麦3斗、秋に出す税金は豆4斗ずつを納めさせ、給料として分け与えること。

一 　500戸が、戸ごとに麦3斗を収めるならば、全部で1500斗になる。 石にすれば、全部で100石以内だ。郡守一人の給料は60石、鄕長1人の給料は12石、書記一人は10石、使令3人は一人当り6石ずつで合わせて18石、合計100石を定式とすること

一 　各道の商船にして鬱陵島に来て漁労や採藿をする者には、一人当たりに10分の1税を納めさせ、外地に出入する貨物は、その値段により100分の1税を納めさせて経費に加えること。

一 　官船一隻を先に用意してこそ往来が楽になるが、以前、本部の調査委員が入島したときに（１９００年の禹用鼎の調査をさすか？）、田士能と李東信が盗んだ木を官衙に属させたことについては、きちんと調査・徴税して船隻の購買費用とすること。

一 　（このほかの）未尽の条件は、本郡で十分に相談してさらに整備すること

後禄

香木200斤を、1年おきに進上すること。

戸布銭500両は、毎年、度支部（＝大蔵省）に納入すること。

郡守の年俸、および鄕長・書記・使令の給料は、総算する。

郡守は、春には麦60石、秋には豆40石で、合計１００石。

鄕長は、春には麦12石、秋には豆12石で、合計24石。

書記1人は、春には麦10石、秋には豆12石で合計22石。

使令は、それぞれ春には麦6石、秋には豆12石、3人の合計が麦18石、豆36石で　総計麦100石、豆100石。

光武6年(1902年) 4月　

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