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Southeast Asia Treaty Organization

American  

noun

  1. SEATO.


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He was the American military adviser to the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization and oversaw the American bombing campaign against North Vietnam, including missions into Cambodia and Laos.

From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2011

While U.S. military men talked about plans for a new main line of defense in Thailand, U.S. diplomats were conferring in a dozen capitals on the terms of the long-contemplated Southeast Asia Treaty Organization.

From Time Magazine Archive

Some State Department experts argue that in the future the U.S. should place greater stress on bilateral relations; thus they foresee the eventual fading away of the ineffectual Southeast Asia Treaty Organization.

From Time Magazine Archive

The only international group conveniently at hand on whom South Viet Nam can rely is the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization, made up of the U.S.,

From Time Magazine Archive

The particular reason why I took this trip at this time," said Dulles, "was that the Council of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization was meeting in Pakistan .

From Time Magazine Archive

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