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The '''Anglo-Malayan Defence Agreement''' (AMDA) was set up on 19 September 1957 to provide a security umbrella for the newly independent ]. AMDA was a bilateral defence agreement between the ] and the ], which also committed ] and ] to assist Britain in the defence of Malaysia. This agreement was used to justify Australian and New Zealand involvement in the ] and the ].<ref>"White Paper on Malayan Defence", Statements published overseas, 19 September 1957, ''External Affairs Review'' (New Zealand), Vol VII, No. 9 (September 1957), 12-13.</ref> The agreement was formally signed by the British and Malayan Governments on 12 October 1957.<ref>"Chronology of International Events", ''External Affairs Review'', Vol VII, No. 10 (October 1957), 42.</ref> |
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The '''Anglo-Malayan Defence Agreement''' (AMDA) was set up on 19 September 1957 to provide a security umbrella for the newly independent ]. AMDA was a bilateral defence agreement between the ] and the ], which also committed ] and ] to assist Britain in the defence of Malaysia. This agreement was used to justify Australian and New Zealand involvement in the ] and the ].<ref>"White Paper on Malayan Defence", Statements published overseas, 19 September 1957, ''External Affairs Review'' (New Zealand), Vol VII, No. 9 (September 1957), 12-13.</ref> The agreement was formally signed by the British and Malayan Governments on 12 October 1957.<ref>"Chronology of International Events", ''External Affairs Review'', Vol VII, No. 10 (October 1957), 42.</ref> |
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When ] was created in 1963, AMDA was renamed the '''Anglo-Malaysian Defence Agreement''' and continued to provide some measure of security to the new federation. AMDA was later replaced with ].<ref>{{cite book |last=Rolls|first=Mark G. |editor-last=Smith|editor-first=Anthony L. |title=Southeast Asia and New Zealand: A History of Regional and Bilateral Relations |publisher=Victoria University Press |date=2005 |pages=215-223 |chapter=Chapter 7: Growing Apart: New Zealand and Malaysia |isbn=0-86473-519-7}}</ref> |
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When ] was created in 1963, AMDA was renamed the '''Anglo-Malaysian Defence Agreement''' and continued to provide some measure of security to the new federation. AMDA was later replaced with ].<ref>{{cite book |last=Rolls|first=Mark G. |editor-last=Smith|editor-first=Anthony L. |title=Southeast Asia and New Zealand: A History of Regional and Bilateral Relations |publisher=Victoria University Press |date=2005 |pages=215–223 |chapter=Chapter 7: Growing Apart: New Zealand and Malaysia |isbn=0-86473-519-7}}</ref> |
Foreign relations of Malaysia
