In this episode: - The conflict continues in Indochina between the Communist rebels lead by Ho Chi Minh and the French resistance- A treaty that officially divides the country into North and South Vietnam- Senator Joe McCarthy’s career of purging the country of supposed communists comes to a sordid end- Suez terms agreed.
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