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At a closed meeting in Bangkok of SEATO's top military advisers last week, the first day's communique announced the discussion of "plans to resist Communist aggression in the treaty area." Thailand's Defense Minister said he had received personal assurance from Pacific Commander in Chief Admiral Harry D. Felt that the U.S. would give Thailand full support against Communism "even if the other SEATO members did not act." The pledge given Thailand can have no meaning, however, should the U.S. permit South Viet Nam to fall to the Communists by default or indecision.