... agreed that if a member country was attacked it was an act on all the members. The other members would come to their aid, but only if it complied with their government. In conclusion, NZ's main ally was the US and we no longer relied on Britain for defence in the Pacific. In 1954, the South East Asia Treaty Organisation was set ... to the AMDA (Anglo-Malayan Defence Arrangement) when Malaya became Malaysia. Under the ANZAM and AMDA agreements, New Zealand stationed a battalion in Malaya in the 1950's and along with the Australian and British armies, defeated the Malayan communist uprisi...

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