8 1960s Foreign Affairs
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- Created on: 30-05-17 13:21
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- 1960s Foreign Affairs
- USA and Vietnam
- Wilson pro-USA
- Wanted to keep them committed to defending Europe in Cold War
- Strained relationship over Vietnam
- Wilson risked losing political support by supporting Vietnam
- Couldn't afford war, but needed USA to support the pound
- Moral support not military
- Europe
- Labour left against EEC
- Jenkins and Brown Europhiles
- Wilson preferred Atlantic Alliance but wanted party united
- 1967 EEC application rejected
- Withdrawal East of Suez
- Healey wanted to save money
- Polaris missiles upgraded 1967
- 1967 devaluation, accelerated withdrawal
- Troops removed from Aden, Malaysia, Singapore
- Rhodesia
- Southern Rhodesia wouldn't accept majority rule
- Ian Smith PM
- 1965 Independence declared without majority rule
- 1966 HMS Tiger
- Oil sanctions had no effect
- Britain looks weak
- USA and Vietnam
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