ɪn ðæt kəpˈæsᵻɾi, hiː lˈɑːbɪd fɚðə nˈuː zˈiːlənd ɡˈʌvɚnmənt tə səpˈoːɹt ˈɛfɚts baɪ ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts tʊ ɪŋkɹˈiːs ɪts ɪnvˈɑːlvmənt ɪn ˌɪndoʊtʃˈaɪnə ɪn ɹᵻspˈɑːns tə ðə səksˈɛs ʌvðə vˌiːət mˈɪn dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst ˌɪndoʊtʃˈaɪnə wˈɔːɹ.
In that capacity, he lobbied for the New Zealand government to support efforts by the United States to increase its involvement in Indochina in response to the success of the Viet Minh during the First Indochina War.