Five Power Defence Arrangements
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| Abbreviation | FPDA |
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| Founded | 1 November 1971 |
| Type | Military alliance |
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The Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) are a series of bilateral defence relationships established by a series of multi-lateral agreements between the Commonwealth countries Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the United Kingdom.
Signed in 1971, the FPDA consists of the five powers consulting each other "immediately" in the event of threat or an armed attack on any of the FPDA members for the purpose of deciding what measures should be taken, jointly or separately in response.
There is no specific commitment to intervene militarily, and the agreement is merely consultative. The Five Powers Defence Arrangements do not refer to exclusive economic zones (EEZ), and the enforcement of a state's EEZ rights is a matter for that state, which may request the assistance of other states in so doing.