ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations appear in the main text:
| ANZAM | Australia, New Zealand, Malaya Agreement |
| ANZUS | Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty |
| DEA | Department of External Affairs (New Zealand) |
| FO | Foreign Office |
| HMNZS | Her Majesty’s New Zealand Ship |
| JCS | Joint Chiefs of Staff (United States) |
| MEA | Ministry of External Affairs (Australia) |
| MP | Member of Parliament (United Kingdom) |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| NSC | National Security Council (United States) |
| NZ | New Zealand |
| PRC | People’s Republic of China |
| RAAF | Royal Australian Air Force |
| ROC | Republic of China |
| SEACDT | Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty |
| SEATO | Southeast Asia Treaty Organization |
| UK | United Kingdom |
| UN | United Nations |
| USA | United States of America |
| USSR | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics |