The drawing of the division was assigned to two American officers,
Dean Rusk and Charles Bonesteel, who chose it because it divided the country approximately in half
but would place the capital Seoul under American control.
The drawing of the division was assigned to two American officers,
diplomat Dean Rusk and Army officer Charles Bonesteel, who chose the 38th parallel because it divided the country
approximately in half but would place the capital Seoul under U.S. control no experts on Korea were consulted.