U.S. occupation of Okinawa : a soft power theory approach

• １　Ｃｏｎｇｒｅｓｓｉｏｎａｌ　Ｏｖｅｒｓｉｇｈｔ　ｉｎ　Ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ　Ｌａｎｄｓ（Ｃｏｎｇｒｅｓｓｉｏｎａｌ　Ｏｖｅｒｓｉｇｈｔ；Ｃｉｖｉｌ　Ａｆｆａｉｒｓ：Ｆｒｏｍ　Ｍｉｌｉｔａｒｙ　Ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ　ｔｏ　Ｐｕｂｌｉｃ　Ａｆｆａｉｒｓ；Ｕ．Ｓ．　Ｏｃｃｕｐａｔｉｏｎ　Ｐｏｌｉｃｙ　Ｄｅｆｉｎｅｄ　ｉｎ　ＪＣＳ　１２３１；Ｕｎｉｔｅｄ　Ｓｔａｔｅｓ　Ｃｉｖｉｌ　Ａｄｍｉｎｉｓｔｒａｔｉｏｎ　ｏｆ　ｔｈｅ　Ｒｙｕｋｙｕ　Ｉｓｌａｎｄｓ，Ｗａｒｔｉｍｅ　Ｄｉｒｅｃｔｉｖｅ　Ｒｅｖｉｖｅｄ；Ｑｕｅｓｔ　ｆｏｒ　Ｌｅｇｉｔｉｍａｃｙ：Ａｒｍｙ‐Ｃｏｎｇｒｅｓｓｉｏｎａｌ　Ｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎｓ）
• ２　Ｕ．Ｓ．　Ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ　Ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ　Ｐｏｌｉｃｙ　ｆｏｒ　Ｏｋｉｎａｗａ（Ｕ．Ｓ．　Ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ　Ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ　Ｐｏｌｉｃｙ；Ｃｉｖｉｌ　Ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ　ａｎｄ　Ｅｄｕｃａｔｉｏｎ　Ｐｒｏｇｒａｍｓ　１９４５‐１９５７；Ｐｕｂｌｉｃ　Ａｆｆａｉｒｓ　Ｄｅｐａｒｔｍｅｎｔ，ＵＳＣＡＲ：１９５７‐１９７２；Ｕ．Ｓ．‐Ｊａｐａｎ’ｓ　Ｏｐｅｒａｔｉｏｎ　Ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓｈｉｐ）

Throughout twenty-seven years of military occupation, US public affairs activities aimed to persuade the local Okinawan public that the US administration of Okinawa should be maintained. The US maintains military bases around the globe while advocating democratic ideals, including freedom of the press. Yet, while declaring the occupation of Okinawa necessary for the defence of democracy, the US military administration vigorously repressed freedoms of speech, assembly, the media, and self-determination. This landmark study explores and uncovers the labyrinthine manipulations and mechanisms established to continue to defend the hard deployment of military forces through the soft power techniques of public relations.

List of Abbreviations Introduction Part I: Congressional Oversight in Foreign Lands 1 Congressional Oversight 2 Civil Affairs: From Military Government to Public Affairs 3 U.S. Occupation Policy Defined in JCS 1231 4 United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands, Wartime Directive Revived 5 Quest for Legitimacy: Army-Congressional Relations Part II: U.S. Foreign Information Policy for Okinawa 6 U.S. Foreign Information Policy 7 Civil Information and Education Programs 1945-1957 8 Public Affairs Department, USCAR: 1957-1972 9 U.S.?Japan's Operation Friendship Conclusion Appendix Notes Bibliography Name Index Policy Index Subject Index