[7] 南洋群島は、大正時代から昭和時代前期にかけて日本の委任統治領だった太平洋上の島々です。
§ 304. Repeal of Spanish, German, and Japanese laws.
All laws, regulations, orders and ordinances heretofore enacted, issued, made or promulgated by Spanish, German, or Japanese authority which are still in force in the Republic are hereby repealed, except as provided in section 305 of this chapter; provided that nothing in this Code shall change the effect of local custom which may have been included within the scope of laws, regulations, orders, or ordinances enacted, issued, made or promulgated as aforesaid.
[8] 南洋諸島 - Wikipedia () https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8D%97%E6%B4%8B%E8%AB%B8%E5%B3%B6
[9] ヤプ島 (カロリナ群島) (地学雑誌 Vol. 15 (1903) No. 1 P 116a, ) https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jgeography1889/15/1/15_1_116a/_article/-char/ja/
[10] 帝国の国際連盟脱退後の南洋委任統治の帰趨に関する帝国政府の方針決定方の件 | 政治・法律・行政 | 国立国会図書館 () https://rnavi.ndl.go.jp/politics/entry/bib01471.php
[11] 旧南洋群島関係資料所在について () http://okinawa-repo.lib.u-ryukyu.ac.jp/bitstream/20.500.12001/7763/1/No28p69.pdf
[12] 南洋庁施政十年史 - Google ブックス (、 南洋廳長官々房、 ) https://books.google.co.jp/books?id=HCh1Yt-KlDUC
[13] 南洋群島要覽 - 南洋庁 - Google ブックス () https://books.google.co.jp/books?id=Nowwl8CjebIC
[14] 南洋の島めぐり, 秋庭武美, , , https://dl.ndl.go.jp/pid/2977351/1/12 (要登録)