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dated March 12, 1958: SEATO conference

Mr. Selwyn Lloyd, the British Foreign Secretary, speaking at the opening of the fourth SEATO Council of Ministers conference in Manila on March 11, said there was no reason why anyone with a clear conscience should ever fear SEATO or NATO or the Baghdad Pact. They were the embodiment of the principle that collective strength was the only safeguard for free nations in the modern world. Mr. Lloyd said, “SEATO can look back on another year of solid achievement. The organisation is developing both on its civil and military sides along the lines envisaged in the communiqué issued after the last Council in Canberra. SEATO’s strength has grown during the past year, as experience has been gained in cooperation and teamwork and as the officers and officials of its many countries continue their work together."

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