Separation of Certain Outlying Areas from Japan went into effect. SCAPIN#677'' (Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers Instruction Note No.677) June 22, 1946 Area Authorized for Japanese Fishing and Whaling. SCAPIN#1033 (MacArthur Line) August 13, 1948 Republic of Korea was founded. Syngman Rhee sworn in as first president of South Korea. July 19, 1951 Korea demanded that the MacArthur line stay in effect. August 10, 1951 US government refused Korean demand by the Rusk documents. September 8, 1951 Treaty of Peace with Japan was signed. January 18, 1952 South Korean Government declares the Syngman Rhee Line as an alternative to the MacArthur line. April 28, 1952 Treaty of Peace with Japan became effective. January 12, 1953 South Korea Government ordered to seize a Japanese fishing boat that went into the Syngman Rhee Line. July 12, 1953 The South Korea police fired on a Patrol boat of the Japan Coast Guard. 1954 In the Report of Van Fleet Mission to Far East written by US special mission ambassador James Van Fleet, counseled Korea that the Syngman Rhee line was illegal. 1965 Japan-Korea Fishery Agreement was concluded. Syngman Rhee Line was repealed. See also History of Japan–Korea relations Japan–Korea disputes Tsushima Island Dai Ichi Daihoumaru Ship case Exclusive economic zone References Japan–South Korea relations Anti-Japanese sentiment in Korea Disputed territories in Asia Territorial disputes of Japan Territorial disputes of South Korea Anti-South Korean sentiment in Japan Liancourt Rocks Japan–South Korea border Eponymous border lines