Why did the UK fight in the Korean War? (help with primary sources) From what little I know (I'm just starting: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1285708.stm) the United Kingdom contributed a relatively substantial amount of soldiers (90,000) to the UN side during the conflict. So I'm interested in researching why the UK got so involved in the Korean War. General guiding questions: Was it because the importance of their relationship with the United State or because of how they saw their role in the recently formed Security Council? What did this mean to them in the context of a post-WWII world and a shrinking British empire? Korea didn't seem to have any particular strategic importance for Great Britain. More specifically, I'm interested in the debates (or reasoning) inside the country about British involvement in the war and I need help finding primary sources. So MAIN QUESTION: Does anyone know where one could find (online if possible) old TV or radio broadcasts, transcripts of public debates or parliamentary sessions, newspapers or journal articles about the reasons of going to Korea (shortly before and after the war and during the war)? I know there are newspapers online and I found this http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1281413.stm , but I have to pay to see the newspapers (I don't want to unless I have an idea I'll find what I want) and the link is old so I can't listen or see the recordings they have. Does anyone know if this has already been researched? Secondary sources would also be appreciated. I'm a undergraduate student of history (European), this would be the first time I work with primary sources and I don't live in the UK.