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Under the terms of the agreement, the US is to retain its rights to bases on the island, but these were to be nuclear-free. Premier Sato visits the United States, during the visit, an agreement is reached for the return of Okinawa to Japanese control, to be carried out in 1972
The US returns Okinawa to Japan
The US returns Okinawa to Japan. Sato & Nixon talk about the return of Okinawa
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