This article examines the discussions and decisions which occurred within the British government concerning Britain's military involvement in the Korean peninsula at a time when Britain was pulling out of its military obligations in Asia – colloquially known as the ‘retreat East of Suez’ – in the late 1960s and the early 1970s. After the end of the Korean War, Britain created the Commonwealth Liaison Mission in Seoul and provided a frigate for use in Korean waters by the American-led United Nations Command and British soldiers for the United Nations Honour Guard. When relations between North and South Korea reached crisis point at the end of the 1960s, London was concerned that Britain could be entangled in an unaffordable military conflict in the Korean peninsula. The Ministry of Defence therefore argued for the abolition of the commitment of the British frigate, but the Foreign Office opposed this initiative so as to mitigate the blow to Anglo-American relations caused by Britain's refusal to commit tro...

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1968-1974年，英国在苏伊士以东的务虚会和韩国的难题

本文考察了英国政府内部发生的有关英国军事介入朝鲜半岛的讨论和决定，当时英国退出了其在亚洲的军事义务，俗称“苏伊士以东撤军”。 1960年代和1970年代初期。朝鲜战争结束后，英国在首尔建立了英联邦联络团，并提供了护卫舰，供美国领导的联合国司令部和英国士兵在朝鲜海域使用。1960年代末，当北韩与朝鲜的关系达到危机点时，伦敦担心英国可能卷入朝鲜半岛无法承受的军事冲突。