球案 / Report on Ryūkyū

This document is a report related to the question of Ryukyu’s two-general position between Japan and China. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ legal paper is used for this document, suggesting that it was officially prepared by the relevant department or agency. Judging from the reference materials, it was probably created in the early Showa period. The document consists of the following sections: “Ryukyu no nisshi ryōzoku (Ryukyu’s vassal relationship with Japan and China),” “Ryukyu shobun (Ryukyu Disposition), ““Nisshin no kōshō (Qing-Japanese Negotiations),” “Iri mondai (Ili Crisis),” “Shinkoku gawa no hayaku (Qing’s Breach of Treaty),” and outlines the Ryukyu’s subordinate position between Japan and China, and the process of negotiations on the issue of Ryukyu’s legal status. It was corrected in places of some pages; the document was most likely not to be the final manuscript.