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| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
| 1950, June | |
| Australia participated in UN action against North Korea and took measures to strengthen its armed forces. | 1 |
| June 29 | |
| The Menzies government announced the dispatch of warships to the Korean War (troops were sent on July 26). | 2 |
| Oct. 20 | |
| The Communist Party Dissolution Act became law. After being overturned by the High Court, the measure was rejected at a referendum on Sept. 22, 1951. | 3 |
| Sept. 1 | |
| The U.S., Australia, and New Zealand signed a tripartite security treaty (ANZUS). | 4 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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