Foreign problems

Cards (5)

  • reduction of defense budget to below £2 billion by 1970
  • Rhodesia
    1964- northern Rhodesia became new independent state of Zambia
    Unilateral declaration of independence 1965- Rhodesia would not be in Commonwealth
    December 1966- talks between Smith & Wilson
  • Application to EEC rejected 1961-63
  • Second application to EEC rejected 1967
  • Vietnam war- escalated 1964
    Wilson did not send troops at request of Johnson