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Diplomatic communication continues to be of great importance in crises around the world. Crises encompass a tremendous variety of incidents including terrorist bombings, assassinations, election fraud, civil war, genocide, protests, starvation, news censorship, kidnappings, floods, earthquakes, police intimidation, etc. Every crisis involves communication. Whether an incident is nonviolent or violent, communication is at work. For example, Martin and Varney (2003) mentioned Sharp (1973) and his categories of nonviolent actions which involve communication (pp. 213, 215, Journal of Peace Research, vol. 40, no.2, 2003). In addition, Martin and Varney wrote that Governments can also use violence as a form of communication.... (p. 217). Consequently, it is through analysis of communication factors that crises can be better understood and perhaps resolved. Indeed, lessons learned from each incident can be of some help to diplomats and others involved in crisis situations. This writer has presented three papers concerned with diplomatic communications during crises: the first three days of the Korean War (as the U.S. Ambassador helped coordinate the evacuation of U.S. dependents); the April 1960 student protests in Seoul and other South Korean cities that led to the resignation of that country's president; and a student sit-in in Seoul in 1985 that was resolved peacefully following extensive talks between the students and U.S. diplomatic personnel. One realm of significance is that of domestic influence on power politics. One example that may help shed light on another type of crisis--the plight of prisoners during a conflict-- is that of an incident in South Korea in 1953. An international crisis ensued when South Korean President Syngman Rhee unilaterally released thousands of communist prisoners held in the South without informing U.S. authorities or other U.N. allies. Rhee's action was a direct attempt to intervene in negotiations between the U.S.-U.N. side and that of the North Koreans and Chinese. The methodology for this case study will include analysis of U.S. diplomatic communications, White House documents, oral histories, U.S. military publications, South Korean government publications, newspapers and books. |
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| Hays, Robert. "A Case Study: Diplomatic Communication During the Prisoner of War Crisis in South Korea in 1953" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association, Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu, Hawaii, Mar 05, 2005 <Not Available>. 2009-05-25 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p71358_index.html> |
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| Hays, R. L. , 2005-03-05 "A Case Study: Diplomatic Communication During the Prisoner of War Crisis in South Korea in 1953" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association, Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu, Hawaii Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-25 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p71358_index.html |
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Abstract: Diplomatic communication continues to be of great importance in crises around the world. Crises encompass a tremendous variety of incidents including terrorist bombings, assassinations, election fraud, civil war, genocide, protests, starvation, news censorship, kidnappings, floods, earthquakes, police intimidation, etc. Every crisis involves communication. Whether an incident is nonviolent or violent, communication is at work. For example, Martin and Varney (2003) mentioned Sharp (1973) and his categories of nonviolent actions which involve communication (pp. 213, 215, Journal of Peace Research, vol. 40, no.2, 2003). In addition, Martin and Varney wrote that Governments can also use violence as a form of communication.... (p. 217). Consequently, it is through analysis of communication factors that crises can be better understood and perhaps resolved. Indeed, lessons learned from each incident can be of some help to diplomats and others involved in crisis situations. This writer has presented three papers concerned with diplomatic communications during crises: the first three days of the Korean War (as the U.S. Ambassador helped coordinate the evacuation of U.S. dependents); the April 1960 student protests in Seoul and other South Korean cities that led to the resignation of that country's president; and a student sit-in in Seoul in 1985 that was resolved peacefully following extensive talks between the students and U.S. diplomatic personnel. One realm of significance is that of domestic influence on power politics. One example that may help shed light on another type of crisis--the plight of prisoners during a conflict-- is that of an incident in South Korea in 1953. An international crisis ensued when South Korean President Syngman Rhee unilaterally released thousands of communist prisoners held in the South without informing U.S. authorities or other U.N. allies. Rhee's action was a direct attempt to intervene in negotiations between the U.S.-U.N. side and that of the North Koreans and Chinese. The methodology for this case study will include analysis of U.S. diplomatic communications, White House documents, oral histories, U.S. military publications, South Korean government publications, newspapers and books. |
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| Poster/Presentation A Case Study: Diplomatic Communication During the Prisoner of War Crisis in South Korea in 1953. By Robert L. Hays Lecturer Department of Political Science the University of Texas- Pan American For Delivery at the ISA Annual Convention 2005 in Hawaii Scenario: A tenacious military conflict in East Asia has left tens of thousands of soldiers dead wounded or missing on both sides (two small countries formerly one nation--each side aided by a global power). In addition both |
| people have faced such serious difficulties in modern history that South Korean government officials' actions in office may have been affected by memories of such troubling events. President Rhee's release of the thousands of prisoners--a step taken without adequately informing the U.S. government and the UNC--led to strong criticism of the South Korean president. In fact the U.S.-South Korean alliance was shaken by Rhee's action. In the end however the alliance held and the armistice was signed. Lessons from |
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