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On the recordMarch 18, 1962
There is established, under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense, a civil administration of the Ryukyu Islands, the head of which shall be known as the High Commissioner of the Ryukyu Islands.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Executive Order 11010—Amending Executive Order No. 10713, Relating to the Administration of the Ryukyu Islands

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