(1) Tokdo is suitable for construction of a watchtower;

 (2) On June 17, three Russian warships appeared near Tokdo, came to anchor there for a while and departed in the direction of northwest.

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On February 8, 1908 the Japanese navy launched surprise attacks on the Russian warships at anchor at lnchn and Port Arthur and sank two warships at each port. Japan commanded the West Sea, but on the East Sea, the Russian Vladvostok Fleet had naval supremacy and on June 15 of the year it sank two Japanese army transports in the Tsushima straits.

All the Japanese warships were equipped with wireless communication apparatus and kept watch on the movement of the Russian fleet, and an order was given to build observation posts with radio communication facilities at Chukpyn in Uljin county along the eastern coast of Korea and at other strategic sites on June 21, 1904.

Under the circumstances, Japan, which had not recognized Tokdo as an appendant of Ullngdo, came to notice its strategic importance. On June 21, 1904, the Japanese navy began constructing an observation post at Chukpyn in Uljin county. On July 5 of the year, it built observation points, two each, at the northwest and southeast ends of Ullngdo, and connected Chukpyn and Ullngdo by undersea cable (not radio communication installments).

The construction at Chukpyn began on June 27, 1904 and was completed on July 22 and began operation from August 10 of the year.

The construction of the two posts on Ullngdo was commenced on August 3 and completed on September 1 of the year, beginning its operation on the following day. The laying of the undersea cables began on September 8 and was completed by the end of the month.

In addition, the Japanese navy erected a total of 20 watchtowers on Wnsan, Cheju, Ulsan, Chlyngdo, Kmundo, Hongdo, Udo, all along the Korean coasts.

After Ullngdo came Tokdo and the Japanese navy ordered the warship Niitaka to conduct a survey of the island. In the report dated September 25, 1904 the captain of the Niitaka reported as above material.