1961年韩国“5·16军事政变”前,美国对韩国一直表现出积极支持的态度,虽然美国情报部门预见了韩国国内动荡局势仍将持续,但对于韩国可能出现的政治纷乱并没有完全做出精准估计。由于韩国是美国在东北亚地区的重要战略前沿之一,尽管麻烦不断阻力重重,在大方向上支持韩国是其既定政策,所以肯尼迪政府在朴正熙政变后对韩政策在半年时间里经历了一个“支持-反对-观望-支持”的微妙变化过程。 Before the ROK “May 16 military coup” in 1961, the United States has always shown its positive support for South Korea. Although the U.S. intelligence agency foresees the continuation of the internal turmoil in South Korea, it does not have complete political turmoil for South Korea Make accurate estimates. As South Korea is one of the important strategic fronts of the United States in Northeast Asia, despite its constant resistance and its general policy of backing South Korea in its general direction, the Kennedy Administration experienced a half-year policy toward South Korea after Park Chung-hee’s coup. Support - Opposition - Wait - Support "subtle change process.