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...Regarding the 38th parallel, the status of which has been thoroughly discussed in . . . Washington, London and other capitals . . . it never had any significance. Our naval and air forces cross it at will, and ground forces have done so in the past...
Ready for More? London and Washington cautiously agreed with MacArthur that the 38th parallel should be crossed if he and his fellow generals deemed it tactically necessary. But the statesmen of Whitehall and Foggy Bottom objected to the political implications of the supreme commander's statement, and questioned whether he had not exceeded his military authority by discussing political matters (see NATIONAL AFFAIRS...
...38th parallel in Korea has become almost as famous as another imaginary line, the equator. The political history of the 38th...
Origin. Three days before Japan's surrender, Russian troops entered Korea. A hurried decision by the U.S. War Department set the 38th parallel as a line between Russian and U.S. forces taking over from the Japanese...
First Crossing. On June 25, 1950, a Russian-armed North Korean army drove south across the 38th parallel in a surprise attack. The same day, the U.N. Security Council branded the assault aggression...