Report of Van Fleet Mission to Far East
The Report of Van Fleet Mission to the Far East is a secret report drafted by
James Van Fleet , a US special mission ambassador, after a round of visits toSouth Korea ,Japan ,Taiwan , and thePhilippines , and sent to the 34th U.S. PresidentDwight Eisenhower in1954 . The report was declassified in1986 .ummary
The following points are based on the
Rusk documents about theSyngman Rhee line , and the South Korean claims on theLiancourt Rocks , as a U.S. Government formal position on the San Francisco treaty.* The unilateral declaration of territorial waters (Syngman Rhee line) is illegal. [ The United States Government has consistently taken the position that the unilateral proclamation of sovereignty over the seas is illegal and that the fisheries dispute between Japan and Korea should be settled on the basis of a fisheries conservation agreement that would protect the interests of both countries. ]
* Liancourt Rocks are Japanese territory according to theSan Francisco Treaty . [When the Treaty of Peace with Japan was being drafted, the Republic of Korea asserted its claims to Dokto but the United States concluded that they remained under Japanese sovereignty and the Island was not included among the Islands that Japan released from its ownership under the Peace Treaty.]
* The Liancourt Rocks territorial dispute should to be solved through theInternational Court of Justice . [Our position has been that the dispute might properly be referred to the International Court of Justice and this suggestion has been informally conveyed to the Republic of Korea.]Background
This timeline describes the the background of the drafting of this report.
* June 25,1950 : Korean war breaks out.
*July,1951 : Cease-fire talks start, and immediately prove very difficult.
*August 10,1951 :Dean Rusk sends an official message to the South Korea ambassador, which outlines the final U.S. Government position (seeRusk documents ).
*January 18,1952 : TheSyngman Rhee line is declared, marking the beginning of theLiancourt Rocks dispute.
*April 28,1952 : The treaty of peace with Japan (Treaty of San Francisco ) is concluded, formalizing the independence of Korea.
*July 27,1953 : Agreement on a Korean war armistice. South Korea does not attend signing ceremony.
*August 15,1954 : The secret Report of Van Fleet Mission to The Far East, by James A. Van Fleet, is delivered to the US President.
*September 25,1954 : The Japanese government lodges a complaint with the International Court of Justice against South Korea for illegally taking possession of theLiancourt Rocks and the surrounding waters. The South Korean government does not respond.yngman Rhee line
The unilateral territorial-waters declaration (
Syngman Rhee line ) is illegal.The opinion as the so-called "peace line" of the South Korean government:a. Conservation of valuable marine resources in Korea's coastal waters :b. Elimination of future friction between Korea and Japan with respect to fisheries resources:c. Sea defence against Communist infiltration. It has indicated you know if you see especially c. Although a time background and efforts are felt for the opinion of the South Korean government of those days. But one conclusion is: :"The United States Government has consistently taken the position that the unilateral proclamation of sovereignty over the seas is illegal and that the fisheries dispute between Japan and Korea should be settled on the basis of a fisheries conservation agreement that would protect the interests of both countries."
Liancourt Rocks territorial problem
Liancourt Rocks territorial problem is wanted to be solved through the
International Court of Justice .The report says:
"Our position has been that the dispute might properly be referred to the International Court of Justice and this suggestion has been informally conveyed to the Republic of Korea."
See also
*
Rusk documents
*Syngman Rhee line
*Liancourt Rocks External links
* [http://news.naver.com/hotissue/ranking_read.php?office_id=022&article_id=0000153824 "미국, 한국전직후 "독도는 일본땅" 일방결론"] ,
Segye Ilbo , 2006-03-27.
*Translation of the above Segye Ilbo article in English: [http://www.rjkoehler.com/?p=2615 "U.S. recognized Japanese claims on Dokdo!"] ,The Marmot's Hole , March 27, 2006.References
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