Word: seato
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...maneuvers his fire brigade in support of these difficult and divergent outposts on his frontier, he is in close touch with Washington, which must decide at all times how far he should commit his forces (unlike NATO membership, where an attack on one is automatically an attack on all, SEATO asks for a U.S. response under "its constitutional processes"). Felt's forces report to three commands whose headquarters are in Honolulu: ¶ PACAF (Pacific Air Forces), bossed by able, flamboyant old SACman General Emmett O'Donnell Jr., organizes its 650 combat planes into 35 squadrons-fewer than those...
Eventually all the lines of Pacific command, all the responsibilities of the joint command, come back to Don Felt. Felt the diplomat must preserve the momentum that is leading to SEATO's improvement. Felt the politician must get sufficient support from Congress for the U.S. military aid program. Felt the military commander must know about Communist military threats before they are full-blown so that he can back up national armies against external threats, give them time to train up to the skills of Chinese Communist or local guerrillas...
...Thailand is a "full and equal partner" in SEATO. Norway is a NATO partner, but has always refused to allow foreign forces and military equipment, including missile-launchers and atomic weapons, on its territory...
Norway and Thailand have been members of NATO and SEATO respectively from the very beginning of these two organizations...
Test for the Right. Last week the SEATO powers led by the U.S. were trying to end this three-way war by bringing pressure to reconcile Premier Souvanna and General Phoumi. Their argument: the only side winning in the fight is the Communist Pathet Lao. At first Phoumi proved stubborn, ignoring four telegrams from the King asking him to meet with the Premier's military representatives at the royal palace in Luangprabang. But the new month was approaching, bringing pay day for his troops, and U.S. aid, which normally covers the army's wages, goes only...