존슨 행정부 초기의 한미관계(1964~66) - 베트남 파병 협상을 중심으로 -

Abstract

This pater examines the negotiations for the dispatch of Korean troops to Vietnam which was both imposed by Johnson administration and volunteered by Park Chung Hee government of South Korea. The negotiations set a early stage for changes in patron-client mentality which had characterized relations between two countries since 1945. As Vietnam War grew in intensity in 1965, Johnson administration, faced with a urgent reinforcement of ground forces, tapped on Korean government about sending combat troops to Vietnam. When Park, who wanted to sent his combat troops to earn economic profits both from American and Vietnam, received the request of sending troops from American government, he somehow had the upper hand for the first time in the negotiations with America and this made him encourage to courageously ask the American government what he wanted. Even though he could not achieve all of his demands, the new diplomatic experiences on the side of Park government, heavily relied on American supports for survival in internal and external affairs, gave it a little self-confidence toward America. In this sense, the negotiations for the dispatch of Korean troops to Vietnam between two countries functioned as a turning point breaking through the feeling of being victimized and inferiority of Koreans and prepared a new chapter between them: a sign of tensioned relations in 1970s.