British Council for Peace in Vietnam (BCPV)

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The British Council for Peace in Vietnam was formed in 1965. It later became the British Campaign for Peace in Vietnam. 

BCPV was connected to former Independent Labour Party politician Fenner Brockway. Independent Labour Party (ILP) In the early 1960s, some 30 years after splitting from the Labour Party, the Independent Labour Party (ILP) became involved in opposition to nuclear weapons, promoted workers' control and campaigned for decolonisation and against South Africa’s apartheid regime. The party was infiltrated from 1969 to 1971 by the SDS undercover HN326 ‘Doug Edwards’. He targeted the London group, focusing on east London. Full page: Independent Labour Party (ILP)  It was not a primary target of SDS surveillance, but was mentioned in MI5-authored reports on ‘subversion’.

The group was also mentioned occasionally in reporting by SDS officers between 1968 and 1973.

Sources:

Owen Dowling. Tribune & Vietnam. Owen Dowling, Tribune and Vietnam, The Tribune, 'The paper tended to adhere to the stance of Fenner Brockway’s British Council for Peace in Vietnam (BCPV), publicised in its pages in 1965: ‘The purpose of the Council is not to apportion blame but to bring peace. It proposes to contribute constructively to the realisation of a ceasefire and negotiations for a peaceful settlement.’, 2 Aug 2024.