24 March 1965: Brezhnev accuses the United States of ‘pirate raids’ against North Vietnam,strengthening the position of the Soviet leadershipMr Brezhnev, the First Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party, and indicated yesterday that Soviet aid to North Vietnam may take the form of volunteers.
“Our central agencies,” he said, “are receiving many applications from citizens who express their readiness to take fraction in the struggle of the Vietnamese people for freedom and independence.” The Soviet Government understood full well the sentiments which found expression in these applications.
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Source: theguardian.com