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| caption = The signing of the ASEAN Declaration in Bangkok on 8 August 1967 by five foreign ministers, marking the establishment of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

| caption = The signing of the ASEAN Declaration in Bangkok on 8 August 1967 by five foreign ministers, marking the establishment of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

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| date_signed = {{Start date|df=yes|1967|8|8}}

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| location_signed = [[Bangkok]], Thailand

| location_signed = Main Hall, Department of Foreign Affairs Building, [[Saranrom Palace]], [[Bangkok]], Thailand

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| original_signatories = * {{flag icon|Indonesia}} [[Adam Malik]]

| original_signatories = * [[Adam Malik]]

* {{flag icon|Malaysia}} [[Tun Abdul Razak]]

* [[Tun Abdul Razak]]

* {{flag icon|Singapore}} [[S. Rajaratnam]]

* [[S. Rajaratnam]]

* {{flag icon|Philippines}} [[Narciso Ramos]]

* [[Narciso Ramos]]

* {{flag icon|Thailand}} [[Thanat Khoman]]

* [[Thanat Khoman]]

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=== “Sports-Shirt Diplomacy” ===

=== “Sports-Shirt Diplomacy” ===

[[File:Thanat_Khoman_(cropped).jpg|thumb|213x213px|Thanat Khoman, chose an informal approach to ease tensions within southeast asia]]

[[File:Thanat_Khoman_(cropped).jpg|thumb|213x213px|Thanat Khoman, chose an informal approach to ease tensions within southeast asia]]

Formal negotiations were preceded by an extraordinary bit of informal diplomacy. When delegates arrived in Thailand for talks in early August 1967, Thanat Khoman whisked his counterparts off to the seaside resort of Bang Saen for a few days of golf, casual attire, and candid conversation. This relaxed retreat, later famously dubbed “sports-shirt diplomacy”, helped ease lingering tensions and build personal rapport. Over two days of “golf and conviviality,” the five foreign ministers lobbied each other in private and floated ideas freely. By the time they returned to the conference table in Bangkok, “a consensus had already emerged,” as one delegate noted – they had been so busy exchanging views that they couldn’t tell whose idea was whose. This shrewd approach diffused mistrust from recent conflicts and allowed the delegates to finesse their differences with “goodwill and good humour” on the golf course.<ref>{{Cite web |last=TIME |date=1967-08-18 |title=Asia: Sports-Shirt Diplomacy |url=https://time.com/archive/6635055/asia-sports-shirt-diplomacy/ |access-date=2025-06-30 |website=TIME |language=en}}</ref> The cordial atmosphere at Bang Saen proved crucial in aligning the five countries’ visions for a new alliance.

Formal negotiations were preceded by an extraordinary bit of informal diplomacy. When delegates arrived in Thailand for talks in early August 1967, Thanat Khoman whisked his counterparts off to the seaside resort of [[Bang Saen Beach|Bang Saen]] for a four days of golf, casual attire, and candid conversation. This relaxed retreat, later famously dubbed “sports-shirt diplomacy”, helped ease lingering tensions and build personal rapport. Over two days of “golf and conviviality,” the five foreign ministers lobbied each other in private and floated ideas freely. By the time they returned to the conference table in Bangkok, “a consensus had already emerged,” as one delegate noted – they had been so busy exchanging views that they couldn’t tell whose idea was whose. This shrewd approach diffused mistrust from recent conflicts and allowed the delegates to finesse their differences with “goodwill and good humour” on the golf course.<ref>{{Cite web |last=TIME |date=1967-08-18 |title=Asia: Sports-Shirt Diplomacy |url=https://time.com/archive/6635055/asia-sports-shirt-diplomacy/ |access-date=2025-06-30 |website=TIME |language=en}}</ref> The cordial atmosphere at Bang Saen proved crucial in aligning the five countries’ visions for a new alliance.

== Surrounding issues ==

== Surrounding issues ==

[[File:ASEAN_Declaration_(Bankok_Declaration)_original_text,_1967.pdf|thumb|The original copy of the ASEAN Declaration. Signed in 8 August 1967]]

=== Communism ===

=== Communism ===