본고의 목적은 1953년 6월부터 1955년 3월까지 일본의 재군비에 대한 이승만정권의 인식과 대응을 고찰하고 이를 일본에 대한 안전보장이라는 시대적 담론의 맥락에서 이해하는 것이다. 이승만은 일본 제국주의 부활에 대한 미국의 명확한 안전보장을 요구하였다. 반면에 미국은 일본과의 협력적 관계를 통해 일본에대한 안전보장을 확보하도록 촉구하면서 한국과 의견차를 보였다. 또한 이승만정권은 일본 재군비가 정점에 달하면 향후 일본이 민족주의적 대외노선을 추구할 것이라고 전망하고, 일본에 대한 안전보장을 제도화하기 위해 한미일 불가침협정을 제안하였다. 그러나 일본의 교섭전술, 미국의 소극적인 자세 및 대일정책에 대한 불만 때문에 이승만은 협정의 필요성에 대해 회의적이 되었고 결국 교섭은 중지되었다.
The purpose of this study is to analyze Syngman Rhee administration's perception and policy toward Japan's rearmament in the context of security against Japan. There is critical dispute between ROK and U.S. about security against Japan. Syngman Rhee demanded definite assurance from the U.S. of safeguarding ROK against Japanese aggression. To Syngman Rhee's argument, U.S. convinced ROK to achieve security against Japan through a close and cooperative relationship with Japan. And Syngman Rhee administration predicted that if Japan's rearmament was reaching peak, Japanese nationalism would revive. Based on worst case scenario about Japan's rearmament, ROK suggested ROK-U.S.-Japan tripartite non-aggression pact in order to institutionalize security against Japan. However, for Japan's negotiation tactics, U.S.' passiveness and policy toward Japan, Syngman Rhee became skeptical about non-aggression pact and finally the negotiation was failed.
The purpose of this study is to analyze Syngman Rhee administration's perception and policy toward Japan's rearmament in the context of security against Japan. There is critical dispute between ROK and U.S. about security against Japan. Syngman Rhee demanded definite assurance from the U.S. of safeguarding ROK against Japanese aggression. To Syngman Rhee's argument, U.S. convinced ROK to achieve security against Japan through a close and cooperative relationship with Japan. And Syngman Rhee administration predicted that if Japan's rearmament was reaching peak, Japanese nationalism would revive. Based on worst case scenario about Japan's rearmament, ROK suggested ROK-U.S.-Japan tripartite non-aggression pact in order to institutionalize security against Japan. However, for Japan's negotiation tactics, U.S.' passiveness and policy toward Japan, Syngman Rhee became skeptical about non-aggression pact and finally the negotiation was failed.