65. Editorial Note
On September 23, the Government of Pakistan formally adhered to the Turkish-Iraqi Pact. The following day the Department of State issued a press release which reads in part as follows:
“The United States has continually been in sympathy with the desire of these nations to provide for their legitimate self-defense through a collective arrangement within the framework of the United Nations. In the view of the United States such an arrangement, particularly between the ‘Northern Tier’ nations of the Middle East, contains the elements needed for an effective area defense structure.
“The United States welcomes Pakistan’s adherence to the pact which will facilitate the cooperation of these nations for their mutual benefit and common defense.” (Department of State Bulletin, October 3, 1955, page 534)
Pakistan had announced its intention to adhere to the Pact on July 1.