Asian Pact Talks Begin
„ „ . WASHINGTON. July 7. Britain and the United States today opened secret discussions to lay the foundations for a defence alliance in South-east Asia.
A State Department spokesman described their talks as a "preliminary meeting to decide on organisation procedures. and such matters connected with the negotiations for a South-east Asian Pact.”
Sir Winston Churchill and President Eisenhower arranged for these talks in their recent Washington meeting. Mr Robert Scott. Minister at the British Embassy and a specialist in Asian affairs, represented Britain. Mr Walter Bedell Smith, the Undersecretary of State, was the American representative. Official sources said that the BritishAmerican experts would establish immediate contact with Australia and New Zealand officials in Washington and keep them closely informed of developments. It was expected that the Anzus nations—Australia, New Zealand, and ■ the United States—would confer at i staff and more senior levels in the >next day or two to discuss projected measures for Allied action in Southeast Asia.
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Press, Volume XC, Issue 27397, 9 July 1954, Page 11
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161Asian Pact Talks Begin Press, Volume XC, Issue 27397, 9 July 1954, Page 11
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