Treaty acronym of 1954

• "From ___ shining bygone international defense org. formed in Manila..."
• Alliance dissolved in '77
• Alliance acronym: 1954–76
• Defense gp. shuttered in 1977
• Defunct defense alliance
• Pact that was sacked
• Acronym for an ex-treaty
• Former eight-nation assn
• Eastern alliance

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