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The British Council (later renamed Campaign) for Peace in Vietnam was established in April 1965 at the outset of the United States' aerial bombing of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. The Vietnam War generated significant public opposition in Britain with a number of major protests taking place outside the US Embassy in Grosvenor Square.

The campaign against the Vietnam War had significant support in the British Labour Party and the trade union movement. This support was a major factor in the British government's decision not to enter the war despite massive pressure from Washington. This leaflet refers to resolutions passed at the conferences of the Labour Party and the Trade Union Congress calling for representatives of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and the National Liberation Front be given free entry into Britain. The leaflet also features one of the iconic photographic images of the war. Images like these were influential in turning the tide of public opinion against the war.