<Li> a UN Commission on Korea to be formed to monitor the situation and report to the Security Council; </Li> <Li> all UN members to support the United Nations in achieving this, and refrain from providing assistance to the North Korean authorities . </Li> <P> The Liberal government of Australia, led by Prime Minister Robert Menzies, immediately responded to the UN resolution by offering military assistance . 17,000 Australians served in the Korean War between 1950 and 1953, and they suffered 339 dead, and 1200 wounded . </P> <P> With the commitment of Australian forces to the Korean War, the Australian government called for 1000 men who had prior military experience in World War II to enlist in the army for three years, with one year of overseas service in Korea . They were called Korean Force or K - Force . A portion of the force were recruited in Great Britain . At the end of their enlistment, personnel recruited from the United Kingdom could elect to be discharged in Australia, or returned to the UK . Their previous military experience would facilitate rapid deployment to Korea . </P>

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