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SEATO: see Southeast Asia Treaty Organization Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO), alliance organized (1954) under the Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty by representatives of Australia, France, Great Britain, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States. ..... Click the link for more information. . Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO)Regional defense organization (1955–77) comprising Australia, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, Britain, and the U.S. It was founded as part of the Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty in order to protect the region from communism. Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos were not considered for membership, and other countries in the region preferred membership in the nonaligned movement. SEATO had no standing forces, but its members engaged in combined military exercises. Pakistan withdrew in 1968, and France suspended financial support in 1975. The organization was disbanded officially in 1977. SEATO organization formed to assure protection against communist expansion in Southeast Asia (1955–1976). [World Hist.: EB, IX: 377] See : Cooperation How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Less known is the fact that the legal basis for our involvement in Vietnam was the SEATO (Southeast Asia Treaty Organization) collective defense treaty. Because of the RP-US alliance, within the context of the MDT, the AFP's conventional military function was limited to occasional participation in the SEATO military exercises and joint exercises with American forces in Philippine territory. According to ANF Federal Secretary Jill Iliffe, the proposed legislation outlining new compensation arrangements for injured military personnel perpetuates existing anomalies that have left SEATO nurses (nurses who volunteered to work in civilian medical teams during the Vietnam conflict) still struggling for recognition and access to benefits under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986. |
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