Syngman Rhee Line

Map showing the Syngman Rhee Line (blue line around Korean Peninsula)
Peace Line
Hangul
평화선
Hanja
平和線
Revised RomanizationPyeonghwaseon
McCune–ReischauerP'yŏnghwasŏn
Syngman Rhee Line
Hangul
이승만 라인
Hanja
李承晚 라인
Revised RomanizationI Seungman Rain
McCune–ReischauerI Sŭngman Rain

The Syngman Rhee Line (Korean: 이승만 라인) was a marine boundary line established by South Korean President Syngman Rhee in his "Peace Line" (Korean: 평화선; Hanja: 平和線) declaration of January 18, 1952, establishing a wide area of maritime sovereignty, beyond internationally accepted territorial waters, around the entire Korean Peninsula.[1][2] This included placing the Liancourt Rocks (Dokdo/Takeshima) in South Korean territory. The line was abolished in 1965 with the signing of a Japanese–South Korean fishing agreement.

  1. ^ T. T. Yynn (28 September 1953). "Letter re Syngman Rhee Line (including translated text of Presidential Proclamation of Sovereignty over Adjacent Seas)". Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Korea. Northeast Asian History Foundation. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  2. ^ "1952 January: Syngman Rhee Line". Dokdo-or-Takeshima?. 13 August 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2018.