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Syngman Rhee Administration and Japan's Rearmament(1953~1955)

YOON SUK JUNG 1

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to analyze Syngman Rhee administration's perception and policy toward Japan's rearmament in the context of security against Japan. There is critical dispute between ROK and U.S. about security against Japan. Syngman Rhee demanded definite assurance from the U.S. of safeguarding ROK against Japanese aggression. To Syngman Rhee's argument, U.S. convinced ROK to achieve security against Japan through a close and cooperative relationship with Japan. And Syngman Rhee administration predicted that if Japan's rearmament was reaching peak, Japanese nationalism would revive. Based on worst case scenario about Japan's rearmament, ROK suggested ROK-U.S.-Japan tripartite non-aggression pact in order to institutionalize security against Japan. However, for Japan's negotiation tactics, U.S.' passiveness and policy toward Japan, Syngman Rhee became skeptical about non-aggression pact and finally the negotiation was failed.

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