SEATO Council meeting in Wellington, 1959

New Zealand Prime Minister Walter Nash addresses delegates at a South East Asia Treaty Organisation (SEATO) Council meeting in Wellington, 1959.

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SEATO

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walter nash

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Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: EP/1959/1149-F
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