Page:Pentagon-Papers-Part IV. A. 1.djvu/44

Declassified per Executive Order 13526, Section 3.3 NND Project Number: NND 63316. By: NWD Date: 2011 TOP SECRET – Sensitive  {|style="width: 100%" cellpadding="5" |width="50%" |ARTICLE 3 |width="50%" |ARTICLE II
 * -valign="top"
 * -valign="top"
 * In order more effectively to achieve the objectives of this Treaty, the Parties, separately and jointly, by means of continuous and effective self-help and mutual aid, will maintain and develop their individual and collective capacity to resist armed attack.
 * In order more effectively to achieve the objectives of this Treaty, the Parties, separately and jointly, by means of continuous and effective self-help and mutual aid will maintain and develop their individual and collective capacity and to resist armed attack

[The SEATO Treaty adds subversion as a contingency.]
 * -valign="top"
 * ARTICLE 4
 * ARTICLE IV
 * -valign="top"
 * The Parties will consult together whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the territorial integrity, political independence or security of any of the Parties is.
 * 2. If, in the opinion of any of the Parties, the inviolability or the integrity of the territory or the sovereignty or political independence of any Party in the Treaty Area or of any other State or territory to which the provisions of paragraph 1 of this Article from time to time apply is threatened in any way other than by armed attack or is affected or threatened by any fact or situation which might endanger the peace of the area, the Parties shall consult immediately in order to agree on the measures which should be taken for the common defense.

[The SEATO Treaty expands upon the word "threatened."]
 * -valign="top"
 * ARTICLE 5
 * -valign="top"
 * The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all, and consequently they agree that, if such an occurs, each
 * 1. Each Party recognizes that aggression by means of in the Treaty Area against any of the Parties or against  or territory which the Parties by unanimous agreement may hereafter designate, would
 * } Rh
 * } Rh