GREAT VIETNAM - DEMONSTRATION IN STOCKHOLM.
WEDNESDAY THE 21 TH OF FEBRUARY, ONE OF THE GREATEST DEMONSTRATIONS THAT EVER BEEN ARRANGED IN SWEDEN TOOK PLACE IN STOCKHOLM. 5,300 PEOPLE PARTED WITH THE MOTTO: "SUPPORT FNL" AFTER A TORCHLIGHT PROCESSION CROSS THE CITY A MEETING WAS HELD AT SERGELS TORG. PROFESSOR GUNNAR MYRDAL, PRESIDENT OF THE SWEDISH VIETNAM-COMMITTEE, HELD THE ADDRESS OF WELCOME, AS IT WAS A COLD NIGHT MOST OF THE PEOPLE TROPPED OF AFTER A WHILE, BUT THE ABOUT THOUSAND PEOPLE WHO STILL WERE THERE WHEN VIETNAM AMBASSADOR IN MOSKOW NGUYEN THO CHANH SPOKE, WERE VERY ENTHUSIASTIC, ABOUT THE SPEACH THAT CABINET MINISTER OLOF PALME HELD, ONE OF THE DEMONSTRATION LEADER SAID "WE PARTED BECAUSE OF VIETNAM", BUT WE THINK THAT OLF PALME IS A HYPOCRITE. hE APPEARS AS A REVOLUTIONARY SPEAKER, BUT HE DON'T DO ANYTHING BUT TALK.
O.P.S.: FROM LEFT: NGUYEN THO CHANH, AND OLOF PALME AT THE HEAD OD DEMONSTRATION PROCESSION.
Photo measures 9.5 x 7.25 inches.
Photo is dated 2-2-1968.
This item is an original collectible vintage print from a news archive, not a digital download or reproduction. Please see our FAQ for more information.
Photo back:
