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25 DECEMBER
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UDA remains legal despite murders and illegal arms stockpiles
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3 MAY
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29 APRIL
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13 JUNE
BRITAIN SUPPORTS US ASSAULT ON VIETNAM 13 June 1965 – Tony Benn comments in his diary regarding the situation in Vietnam that “the Americans are now deciding to invade in full strength and we are left in the embarrassing position of appearing to support them.”