In Sweden, Foreign Minister Torsten Nilsson reveals that Sweden has been providing assistance to the Viet Cong, including some $550,000 worth of medical supplies. Similar Swedish aid was to go to Cambodian and Laotian civilians affected by the Indochinese fighting. This support was primarily humanitarian in nature and included no military aid.
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May 27, 1971:
Sweden announces support to Viet Cong
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This Week in History, May 27 - Jun 2
- May 27, 1965
- U.S. warships begin bombardment of Viet Cong targets
- May 27, 1971
- Sweden announces support to Viet Cong
- May 28, 1969
- U.S. troops abandon "Hamburger Hill"
- May 29, 1972
- United States and USSR issue a joint communique
- May 30, 1966
- U.S. aircraft carry out new raids
- May 30, 1969
- Thieu vows never to agree to a coalition government
- May 31, 1965
- Operation Rolling Thunder continues
- May 31, 1970
- Communist soldiers escape South Vietnamese forces
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- Jun 02, 1965
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