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The French Government and Civil Society’s Response to the East-Berlin Incident

  • Journal of Humanities
  • 2022, (85), pp.353-387
  • DOI : 10.31310/HUM.085.10
  • Publisher : Institute for Humanities
  • Research Area : Humanities > Other Humanities
  • Received : March 30, 2022
  • Accepted : May 5, 2022
  • Published : May 31, 2022

Jeongmin Lee 1

1성균관대학교

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ABSTRACT

When the East Berlin Incident occurred, the French government mainly observed the movements of the West German government and tended to enter into negotiations with the South Korean government in accordance with Germany’s response. This attitude of negotiation made the French government take a passive stance. The French side showed this attitude because on the one hand, the number of people involved was significantly smaller than that of West Germany, and on the other hand, the French government had more difficulty in demanding the return of Lee Ungno and Park In-kyung, who had returned to South Korea voluntarily. Unlike the French government, French civil society has actively sought to release and return those involved in the East Berlin Incident. The French people continued to protest by continuing to send petitions and statements to both the South Korean and French governments, which continued until the end of the trial. In particular, they were trying to free four people, who had previously studied in France but had received no support from the French government because they had been arrested in South Korea. Their activities appear to have affected the release of Jeong Ha-ryong and Cho Young-soo, who had been imprisoned until the end of the trial.

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