John
Foster Dulles was also the architect of the Southeast
Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) created in 1954. The treaty,
signed by representatives of the United States,
Australia,
Britain,
France, New
Zealand , Pakistan, the Philippines
and Thailand,
provided for collective action against aggression.
Some
countries, including France
and
Britain,
refused to join other SEATO members in the wars that took place in
Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.
Pakistan
withdrew from SEATO on 7th November 1973. France
also
left on 30th June 1974. At a meeting in New
York in September 1975 it was agreed to bring an end to the organization.
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