Public lecture at the National Archives of Australia in Canberra
30 May 2003
In this paper Garry Woodard examines Australia's decision to go to war in Vietnam, focusing on the relation between the government and its officials. Australian policy is examined in the broader context of the uncomfortable relationship between American secrecy and Australian dependency.
 | Distribution of papers to Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee | 1963–1965 | A4940, C3811 | ||
| South Vietnam [Political general] [3cm] | 1965 | A1838, TS3014/2/1 PART 7 | ||
| Vietnam - Defence assistance | 1965 | A1838, TS696/8/4 PART 7 | ||
| US request for defence assistance in South Vietnam | 1964 | A1945, 248/4/85 | ||
| South Vietnam. Political general | 1964–1965 | A1838, TS3014/2/1 PART 4 | ||
| Commonwealth military assistance to the defence of Malaysia | 1964 | A1945, 245/3/9 | ||
| Personal Papers of Prime Minister Menzies] Correspondence with Garfield Barwick and W H Spooner [re Manila Declaration, Conciliation and Arbitration Act, Tariff Board, Restrictive Trade Practices | 1960–1964 | M2576, 7 | ||
| Australian military aid for South Vietnam | 1962–1965 | A4940, C4643 PART 1 | ||
| South Vietnam - Australian aid - Australian Battalion 1965 | 1965 | A1838, 3014/10/15/3 PART 1 | ||