Editing 1943 Cairo Declaration (section)

== Controversy as to Korea ==
Many prominent [[Koreans]] in the [[Korean independence movement]], including [[Kim Ku]] and [[Syngman Rhee]], were initially delighted by the declaration, but later noticed and became infuriated by the phrase "in due course". They took it to be an affirmation of Allied intent to place Korea into a trusteeship, rather than granting it immediate independence. There was significant concern that the trusteeship could be indefinite or last decades, making Korea functionally again a colony under a great power.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Caprio |first=Mark E. |title=(Mis)-Interpretations of the 1943 Cairo Conference: The Cairo Communiqué and Its Legacy among Koreans During and After World War II |url=https://ijkh.khistory.org/journal/view.php?number=559 |journal=International Journal of Korean History |year=2022 |volume=27 |issue=1 |pages=137–176|doi=10.22372/ijkh.2022.27.1.137 |s2cid=247312286 |doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-10-07 |title=孫世一의 비교 評傳 (67) 한국 민족주의의 두 類型 - 李承晩과 金九 |url=http://monthly.chosun.com/client/news/viw.asp?ctcd=&nNewsNumb=200710100084 |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=monthly.chosun.com |language=ko}}</ref>

The phrase "in due course" was not present in the first draft; it originally read "at the earliest possible moment after the downfall of Japan". The US suggested "at the proper moment", and finally the British "in due time". Exact motivations for these changes are unclear.<ref name=":0" />