How far is the 38th parallel from Pyongyang and Seoul?

Seoul is 40km away from the 38th Line, and Pyongyang168km.

Kim Ji-joo, a member of the Korean Foreign Affairs Association, provided the following information: At about 6 a.m. on August 1945, the United States eavesdropped on a telegram from Japan's base camp, which stated that the Japanese Imperial Parliament had decided to accept the declaration of unconditional surrender.

Soon after, he intercepted a telegram sent to the base camp by the commander of the Japanese army stationed in Korea, which wrote: "Soviet troops are entering the Korean peninsula in large numbers. If the US military enters this area, all Japanese troops may surrender to the US military. "

When Marshall learned of this situation, he immediately summoned the Minister of Operations Hull and Brigadier General Lincoln, ordered them to draw the boundary line when the Soviet Union invaded the Korean Peninsula, and instructed the US military to immediately make plans to March into the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. It is said that Brigadier General Lincoln returned to his office after receiving the order, and accidentally got the inspiration for drawing the 38th parallel from the The New York Times.

Because, when The New York Times reported the Soviet attack, he published a map, which only drew the area north of the 38th parallel. Thus, the American general's unexpected discovery became the basis for the United States to propose the 38th parallel as the boundary.