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INTRODUCTION
I U.S. Unilateralism During the Presidency of George W. Bush
II Truman, Eisenhower, and Korea
III The Perennial Challenge Faced by Canadian Diplomats
IV The Commonwealth Belligerents and the Korean War
V A Survey of Existing Literature

CHAPTER 1: SHOULD THERE BE ELECTIONS ONLY IN SOUTH KOREA?
I Western Interests in Korea to 1945
II The Formation of the United Nations Temporary Commission on Korea
III UNTCOK's Dilemma
IV A review of U.S.-Australian Relations
V Canada and Australia as Members of UNTCOK
VI The Aftermath of UNTCOK-Sponsored Elections in South Korea
VII Reactions to North Korea's Invasion of South Korea

CHAPTER 2: HOW EXTENSIVE SHOULD THE COMMONWEALTH COMMITMENT BE, AND HOW FAR NORTH SHOULD THE UNITED NATIONS COMMAND GO?
I Internationalizing the Conflict
II The British Role in the Summer of 1950
III The Australian Role in the Summer of 1950
IV The New Zealand Role in the Summer of 1950
V The Canadian Role in the Summer of 1950
VI The Northward Thrust: British Diplomacy
VII The Northward Thrust: Australian Diplomacy
VIII The Northward Thrust: Canadian Diplomacy
IX The Significance of British, Canadian, Australian Diplomacy Regarding the Northward Thrust
X The Commonwealth as a Force for Restraint

CHAPTER 3: DID THE "OLD COMMONWEALTH" LEADERS PERSUADE PRESIDENT TRUMAN NOT TO USE NUCLEAR WEAPONS? WERE THEY WISE TO CHALLENGE US POLICY IN CHINA?
I Nuclear Weapons in the Korean War?
II Anglo-American Differences over the People's Republic of China
III Canadian Concerns Regarding Nuclear War
IV British Prime Minister Attlee Visits Ottawa
V The Royal Canadian Navy Goes to Korea
VI Australian and New Zealand Diplomacy Late in 1950
VII Should the People's Republic of China be Punished as an Aggressor?
VIII The Battlefield in the First Half of 1951
IX Co-operation Among the Commonwealth Belligerents
X Thoughts on the Diplomacy of the Commonwealth Belligerents to Mid-1951

CHAPTER 4: WHAT SHOULD BE THE CEASE-FIRE TERMS?
I Churchill Replaces Attlee in the United Kingdom
II The Truce Talks
III The Prisoner-Of-War Issue
IV Sanctions Against the People's Republic of China?
V A Proposal from Mexico
VI Eisenhower Replaces Truman
VII A Proposal from India
VIII The Prisoner-Of-War Issue (continued)
IX The Significance of Commonwealth Diplomacy in Ending the Korean War

CHAPTER 5: POST-WAR PROBLEMS AND THE COMMONWEALTH BELLIGERENTS' RESPONSE.
I The Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission (NNSC)
II Dealing with the Prisoner-Of-War Issue
III The Geneva Conference of 1954
IV Canada and the International Control Commission
V Some Successes of the NNSC
VI Other Duties of the NNSC
VII The NNSC and the Prisoner-Of-War Issue (continued)
VIII Difficulties Faced by the NNSC
IX Divisions Within the NNSC
X Switzerland and the NNSC
XI The Supposed Relevance of the NNSC to Vietnam's International Control Commission
XII Emasculation of the NNSC: Canadian Thoughts
XIII Canadian Isolation on the NNSC Issue
XIV Aftermath
XV Summary

Conclusions

Bibliography

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