... 's security. When the Korean War broke out, Australia was quick to contribute forces to support the United Nations operations. Staunchly anticommunist, the Government only narrowly failed to secure the outlawing of the Communist Party of Australia (CPA) in a country-wide referendum in 1951. Some insurance was ... South Vietnamese Government, to supply them with military aid. At that time, 30 instructors were sent to assist in the training of the South Vietnamese defence forces. Unofficially, in 1962, troops were sent in to train the South Vietnamese and act as a militia. The Australian p...

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... Australia's security. When the Korean War broke out, Australia was quick to contribute forces to support the United Nations operations. Staunchly anticommunist, the Government only narrowly failed to secure the outlawing of the Communist Party of Australia (CPA) in a country-wide referendum in 1951. Some insurance was ... armed attack, each "would act to meet the common danger in accordance with its constitutional process." ANZUS remained as a principal pillar in Australian foreign policy in the following years. Although it may have been seen as putting Australia in the demeaning posit...

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... the years. Political groups, social and religious groups all shaped the public's support of the war. Views of Save Our Sons, the Catholic Church and Menzies Government will be focused on in the text. Menzies view on the Vietnam War was that at all costs it had to be fought by Australians and won, he ... greatly supported the war against communism that it was to neutralize the threat and to serve our alliance with the US under the ANZUS treaty. Australian citizens were influenced to believe this way of thinking as well. Menzies had a strong belief in the domino theory that would take pla...

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... remove the French. Eventually this led to armed conflict between France and Vietnam, the French were defeated in 1954. After the war, the Vietminh controlled north Vietnam while an unpopular government setup by the French with it's capital in Saigon controlled the South. After many years of political disagreement, a civil war broke out. The North (the communist Vietcong) and the South ... USA). 1965. With Australia allied to America, it began sending in conscripts (young men forced to join the armed services) and thousands of troops to Saigon to assist the U.S.A. The Australian Governme...

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... your relationship to be late for a meeting without good reason. Business Meetings. Business protocol has more ritual with government officials than it does within the private sector. When you meet with government officials, a local person will accompany you to make your introduction. Shake hands with everyone present in the room. ... it is appropriate to exchange business cards. Vietnamese prefer to exchange cards with both hands. You will then be invited to sit down. In a government office, your hosts will show you where to sit. Most meetings take place in a conference room rather than ...

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