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foreign relations 1964-70
USA
wilson pro special relationship
vietnam war 1964, johnson wanted britain to send in troops.
wilson refused, was a difficult balancing act for britain.
wanted to continue the atlantic alliance, but the vietnam war was highly unpopular.
could not afford to send in troops, but also could not afford to risk losing the support of the special relationship.
could be summed up as giving moral support without military support.
anti vietnam protests
youth culture and political activism was against the vietnam war. march 1968 there were violent protests near the american embassy in grosnevor square. final demonstration in october 1968, in which 30,000 people took place.
decolonisation
east of suez
from 1964 the labour government were aware that there had to be a decrease in military spending.
denis healey decided to bring spending cuts to reduce the spending of the defense budget to below £2 billion by 1970.
defence white paper in 1967 set a timetable for troops withdrawals from aden, the middle east, malaysia and singapore.
the plan changed, with in 1968, the drastic spending cuts after the 1967 devaluation crisis.
the withdrawal of troops was accellerated.
rhodesia
1964 northern rhodesia was granted independance
southern rhodesia hoped for independence at the same time, but wilson made it evident that this would not happen until majority rule was prioritised over white rule.
ian smith 1965 issued a declaration of independence for rhodesia, without accepting majority rule.
oil sanctions had little effect on rhodesia, they could just get supplies through mozambique.
smiths action was a direct challenge to labour's government,
europe
1962 gaitskell against the first entry to the eec.
by 1966 wilson became aware of the economic decline in britain, and the cabinet decided to back a new application for the eec membership.
bid was feared to look half-hearted due to the priorities of wilson, and charles de gaulle remained the president.
wilson and george brown went to a meeting with de gaulle, 1967, thought it went quite well.
charles de gaulle demanded an end to the special relationship, and there was no way wilson would do this. november, de gaulle vetoed britains application.