Not saying you are incorrect, but I got the impression from your comment that 377A had something to do with the initial UN action in the Korean War, so context

Not saying you are incorrect, but I got the impression from your comment that 377A had something to do with the initial UN action in the Korean War, so context for anyone else that got that impression: The UN involvement in the Korean War was authorized by Resolution 83[1] and Resolution 84[2] and the votes were held while the Soviet Union vetoed the security council because China's seat was held by the ROC, not PRC. 377A was a way to prevent vetoes from blocking future action in that and coming conflicts. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_83 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Counci... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_84 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Counci...