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Oil Sanctions

Great Britain · Government / Labour Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

3Records
1965Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1965

Harold Wilson17 December 1965

London · Government / Labour Party Government

The Southern Rhodesia Petroleum Order comes into force as Britain tightens sanctions against Rhodesia.

George Brown1965

London · Government / Labour Party Government

Visits the USA & arranges oil sanctions against Rhodesia who have just declared UDI

Harold Wilson1965

Government / Labour Party Government

Launches oil sanctions against Rhodesia for declaring UDI

Names involved

George BrownHarold Wilson

Provenance

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