rjtjrt wrote
For Britain to refuse to supply (and France for that matter) after so many Australians served in the European campaign of WWII, and with Britain being in recent past one of our closest allies, was a despicable act by the UK Government (spivs, one and all). This is not to say that the people of the UK were part of the low act - I have nothing but the fondest respect for the people of the UK, but not their elected representatives.
If you check the history books I think you will find that Britain and Russia were co- chairman of the peace agreement after the French/ Indo China war under the auspices of the UN so neither of them could really offer assistance to either side except surreptitiously. Australia became involved because of treaties between it and the US which did not involve any European countries. After their defeat in 1954 the French were never going to get involved.