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South-East Asia Treaty Organization
South-East Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO). A US-led security pact designed to contain communism in south-east Asia to North Vietnam. Britain, France, Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Pakistan, and Thailand were the other signatories of the founding treaty of Manila (September 1954). SEATO never developed a NATO-style integrated command structure, and the fight against communism was carried out by the USA (culminating in the Vietnam War disaster) rather than SEATO, which was officially disbanded in 1977.
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JOHN CANNON. "South-East Asia Treaty Organization." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "South-East Asia Treaty Organization." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-SouthEastAsiaTreatyrgnztn.html JOHN CANNON. "South-East Asia Treaty Organization." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-SouthEastAsiaTreatyrgnztn.html |
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South-East Asia Treaty Organization
South-East Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) A defence alliance established in 1954 for countries of south-east Asia and part of the south-west Pacific, to further a US policy of containment of Communism. Its members were Australia, Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the US. The organization was dissolved in 1977.
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"South-East Asia Treaty Organization." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "South-East Asia Treaty Organization." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-SouthEastAsiaTreatyrgnztn.html "South-East Asia Treaty Organization." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-SouthEastAsiaTreatyrgnztn.html |
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South-East Asia Treaty Organization
South-East Asia Treaty Organization, see SEATO
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JAN PALMOWSKI. "South-East Asia Treaty Organization." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAN PALMOWSKI. "South-East Asia Treaty Organization." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-SouthEastAsiaTreatyrgnztn.html JAN PALMOWSKI. "South-East Asia Treaty Organization." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-SouthEastAsiaTreatyrgnztn.html |
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