有关琉球,有法理关联的是波茨坦公告中的一段,
"The terms of the Cairo Declaration shall be carried out and Japanese sovereignty shall be limited to the islands of Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikoku and such minor islands as we determine."
从结果来说,是"such minor islands as we determine."
联合国托管(实际是美国管理)后,determine了,还给日本了。