from Raymond Challinor
Burnley United Nations Association invited me to debate Vietnam with a representative from the American Embassy. It was to have been held on any mutually convenient date in late September or early October, But the Embassy replied that, due to pressure of work, it must decline the invitation. This excuse is fatuous, America has the largest staffed embassy in Britains Surely, it could have spared one of its members. Or does it fear having its case heard along side the case against it?
Personally, I think it would be a good tactic for other organisate ions to approach the U.S, Embassy when holding meetings on Vietnam, Its bland refusal to participate would not only be judged as a sign of political bankruptcy, but also provides a fitting contrast with the National Liberation Front, eager to present its case to the British public,