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September 08, 1954

Note: The Agreement was concurred in by the Senate, S.R. No. 32, February 14, 1955. The Philippine instrument of ratification was signed by the President, February 18, 1955.

Reference: This Agreement is also published in 209 UNTS, p. 23.

The Delegates of Australia, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Republic of the Philippines, the Kingdom of Thailand, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America,

Desiring to establish a firm basis for common action to maintain peace and security in Southeast Asia and the Southwest Pacific,

Convinced that common action to this end, in order to be worthy and effective, must be inspired by the highest principles of justice and liberty,

DO HEREBY PROCLAIM:

First, in accordance with the provisions of the United Nations Charter, they uphold the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples and they will earnestly strive by every peaceful means to promote self-government and to secure the independence of all countries whose peoples desire it and are able to undertake its responsibilities;

Second, they are each prepared to continue taking effective practical measures to ensure conditions favorable to the orderly achievement of the foregoing purposes in accordance with their constitutional processes;

Third, they will continue to cooperate in the economic, social and cultural fields in order to promote higher living standards, economic progress and social well-being in this region;

Fourth, as declared in the Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty they are determined to prevent or counter by appropriate means any attempt in the treaty area to subvert their freedom or to destroy their sovereignty or territorial integrity.

PROCLAIMED at Manila, this eighth day of September, 1954.

	R. G. CASEY
	Delegate of Australia
	G. LA CHAMBRE
	Delegate of France
	T. CLIFTON WEBB
	Delegate of New Zealand
	ZAFRULLA KHAN
	Delegate of Pakistan

			CARLOS P. GARCIA
			FRANCISCO A. DELGADO
			TOMAS L. CABILI
			LORENZO M. TAÑADA
			CORNELIO T. VILLAREAL
		Delegates of the Republic of the Philippines
Wan Waithayakon Krommun Naradhip Bongsprobandh
Delegate of the Kingdom of Thailand
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Delegate of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
	JOHN FOSTER DULLES
	H. ALEXANDER SMITH
	MICHAEL J. MANSFIELD
Delegates of the United States of America