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Davies in Hanoi mission sparks House of Commons clash
Harold Davies, a left wing British minister, secretly flew to Hanoi to seek dialogue with Ho Chi Minh on Vietnam peace. Prime Minister Wilson defended the mission as unusual but government policy driven, while critics questioned why Davies was chosen and whether Washington was consulted.
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Arthur L. Gavshon
London
Harold Wilson
Hanoi
Harold Davies
Ho Chi Minh
Foreign Office
Donald Murray
Davies
Pensions
Alec Douglas-Home
Reginald Maudling
Wilson
House of Commons
Patrick Gordon Walker
Britain
Johnson
Home
Neville Chamberlain
Adolf Hitler
Nguyen van Sao
Cu Dinh Ba
Commonwealth
Southeast
Nguyen