메이지 초기 일본외무성 관린 다나베 다이치(田辺太一)의 울릉도ㆍ독도 인식-일본의 ‘공도’정책에 대한 비판을 중심으로

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to know about Tanabe Taichi’s Uleungdo and Dokdo recognition. He was deeply connected in the problem of Dokdo dominium. He was the person responsible who investigated, patroled and got back Ogasawara in 1861 and 1875. He also left the important speaking about Uleungdo, Dokdo and Korea. But very few know him in Korea academic. First of all, Tanabe was the expert on modern academic, on world and the current of East Asia situation because he worked in the Embassy to China. He was a natural writer, also an expert on writing and keeping in order diplomatic documents and issues. He had wide experiences on the settlement of Japannese boundary issue. Therefore he can be valued an expert on Korean-Japanese diplomatic relation and dominiun about Ueungdo and Dokdo. Secondly, Tanabe criticized strong that Bakuhu made Japaneses evacuated from Ogasawara and dumped it as‘ a clod.’In his critique, I noticed that Tanabe didn’t choose Ulungdo or Dokdo but Karahuto as a dominium parley which Japan was nearly plundered its domain because of the Policy‘ empty the island’while the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Officials in Bakuhu indicated Takeshima. Tanabe didn’t treat Takeshima as a target of Policy ‘empty the island’because he recognized perfectly that Ulengdo and Dokdo belonged to Korea. And the Policy‘ empty the island’of Bakuhu came into effect that this island is based on Japan’s domain, therefore Bakuhu notified the relevant government of the process of development and collection of the island and asked for the relevant government consent. That point leaves us the important suggestions. Japan governmnet took up the position that Dokdo and Ulungdo belonged to Japan according to internationl law because Korea government evacuated people from two islands and that only the notice of Shimane-Ken was sufficient not to notify the relevant government, Korea. This point is conclusive base that Japan’s insistence was wrong. Finally, Tanabe understood perfectly with the historical records that Matsushima belonged to Ulungeo of Korea while he discussed this problem. At that time, considering that Japan refered to Dokdo as Matsushima, Tanabe’s view which Ulungdo and Dokdo belonged to Korea historically is very correct. And naturally he was against to develope Matsushima as the same thing like a unlawful occupation. Tanabe offered, if Matsushima is not Ulungdo and Dokdo but third island without possessor, that Japan government send a warship and makes clear that Matsushima was the islands without possessor and after develop carefully the island. He stood his ground that although Ulungdo and Dokdo were important islands as a north gateway of Japan, if these islands belonged to Korea, Japan government didn’t have to make a tour of inspection or develop.