Former defense gp.

• Defense group that was HQed in Bangkok
• Defense grp. formed in 1954
• Pact initials
• Erstwhile pact
• 1954-77 treaty gp
• International trade org
• Asian pact
• Defense grp. that disbanded in 1977
• Defense alliance from 1954 to '77

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1954, acronym for Southeast Asia Treaty Organization .