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title: "CIA: How to shape Okinawan public opinion on the U.S. military presence - The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus"
url: "https://apjjf.org/2018/13/Mitchell"
date: "2024-04-18 18:17:37"
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# CIA: How to shape Okinawan public opinion on the U.S. military presence


https://apjjf.org/2018/13/Mitchell

> In 2012, the Central Intelligence Agency’s Open Source Center published a manual for U.S. officials advising them on how to shape Okinawan public opinion about the large U.S. military presence on their island. Categorized For Official Use Only, the 60-page CIA report is titled A Master Narratives Approach to Understanding Base Politics in Okinawa. It was released under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act and the full text is now available here.