The Five Power Defence Arrangement Comes Into Force
National Library Board2016
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Singapore, 1971 National Library Board: HistorySG
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The Five Power Defence Arrangement (FPDA) is a collective defence arrangement established by the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia and Singapore in 1971, following Britain’s withdrawal of its military forces “East of the Suez”. The agreement was premised on the need for close cooperation in view of the indivisibility of Malaysia’s and Singapore’s defence. Under the agreement, the five signatories undertake to consult each other in the event of external aggression or threat against the Malay Peninsula or Singapore.[2] The FPDA supersedes the 1957 Anglo-Malayan Defence Agreement (AMDA; renamed Anglo-Malaysian Defence Agreement in 1963) that guaranteed Britain’s commitment to the external defence of Malaya (later Malaysia), and operates as a loose consultative coalition.
Language:
English
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129455