Seato treaty
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
SEATO's flag
Map of SEATO members, shown in blue.
AbbreviationSEATOFormation8 September 1954Extinction30 June 1977Typeintergovernmental military allianceHeadquartersBangkok, Thailand
Region served
Membership
8 nations
Australia
New Zealand
Pakistan (including East Pakistan, now Bangladesh)
Philippines
Thailand
France
United Kingdom
United States
States protected by SEATO
2 nations
The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization(SEATO) was an international organization forcollective defense in Southeast Asia created by the Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty, or Manila Pact, signed in September 1954 in Manila, Philippines. The formal institution of SEATO was established on 19 February 1955 at a meeting of treaty partners in Bangkok, Thailand [1] The organization's headquarters were also in Bangkok. Eight members joined the organization.
Primarily created to block further communistgains in Southeast Asia, SEATO is generally considered a failure because internal conflict and dispute hindered general use of the SEATO military; however, SEATO-funded cultural and educational programs left long-standing effects in Southeast Asia. SEATO was dissolved on 30 June 1977 after many members lost interest and withdrew.
The United States still considers the mutual defense aspects of its treaty active for Australia, France, New Zealand, Philippines, Thailand, and the United Kingdom.[2]
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