Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 May 2009
Meeting in Seoul on June 14–16, 1966, nine non-Communist Asian and Pacific nations declared dieir common determination to preserve their integrity and sovereignty in die face of external threats and invited other free countries in the region to join the newly formed Asian and Pacific Council (ASPAC). Participating in the conference were Australia, the Republic of China, Japan, the Republic of Korea (South Korea), Malaysia, the Philippines, New Zealand, Thailand, and the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam). Laos attended as an observer.
1 The New York Times, June 15, 1966, p. 1; The New York Times, June 17, 1966, p. 8; and Keesing's Contemporary Archives, 06 25–07 2, 1966 (Vol. 15), p. 21470Google Scholar.
2 General Assembly Resolution 376 (V), October 7, 1950.