GHQ designates the ‘Liancourt Rocks’ as a bombing range (SCAPIN-1778)
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Jul 06, 2023
General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers issued SCAPIN-1778, designating (1) Takeshima as a bombing range for the Far East Air Forces, and (2) the inhabitants of the Oki Islands and the west coast of Honshu will be notified through the Japanese Government’s local civilian authorities prior to the range’s use. (Ref.1)
Ref. 1: General Headquarters, the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (GHQ): SCAPIN-1778: LIANCOURT ROCKS BOMBING RANGE, September 16 of 1947
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