History12 - Australia's Engagement with Asia 1945-2001: ANZUS

Out in the Cold: Australia's involvement in the Korean War - ANZUS

This is the text of a speech given by the Prime Minister, John Howard, at a reception on the occasion of 50 years of the Australia-United States Alliance, held at the Sydney Opera House.

ANZUS Pact, formally Pacific Security Treaty, security treaty between Australia, New Zealand, and the United States that was signed in San Francisco, Calif., on Sept. 1, 1951, for the purpose of providing mutual aid in the event of aggression and for settling disputes by peaceful means. It came into force in 1952. The three countries’ initials provided the acronyms for the treaty and the organization that grew out of it