ants ▁manner ," ▁he ▁was ▁char med ▁and ▁im pressed ▁by ▁the ▁Australian ' s ▁" al most ▁Bos w elli an ▁ing enu ous ness ." ▁The ▁close ▁relationship ▁that ▁developed ▁between ▁Case y ▁and ▁Pear son ▁provided ▁the ▁basis ▁for ▁a ▁stable ▁partners hip ▁whose ▁effects ▁last ed ▁well ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁For ▁the ▁Australian ▁foreign ▁minister , ▁whose ▁country ' s ▁isolated ▁location ▁prompt ed ▁an ▁end uring ▁fear ▁that ▁its ▁Ang lo - American ▁al lies ▁might ▁become ▁too ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁Soviet ▁threat ▁in ▁Europe , ▁Pear son ▁became ▁an ▁important ▁source ▁of ▁information ▁on ▁develop ments ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁Atlantic ▁Tre aty ▁Organ ization ▁( N AT O ). ▁In ▁exchange , ▁Case y ▁regularly ▁sent ▁Pear son ▁copies ▁of ▁his ▁confident ial ▁di aries ▁containing ▁fran k ▁comments ▁on ▁his ▁travel s ▁through ▁Asia ▁and ▁on ▁discuss ions ▁in ▁the ▁S out heast ▁Asia ▁Tre aty ▁Organ ization ▁( SE AT O ). ▁A ▁succession ▁of ▁cr ises ▁in ▁Asia ▁provided ▁a ▁host ▁of ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁bil ater al ▁co operation . ▁For ▁instance , ▁when ▁Canada ▁agreed ▁to ▁sit ▁on ▁the ▁three ▁international ▁control ▁comm issions ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁contain ▁conflict ▁in ▁Ind o - Ch ina , ▁contacts ▁between ▁Australian ▁and ▁Canadian ▁represent atives ▁became ▁" very ▁close ▁and ▁contin ual ." ▁Case y ▁and ▁Pear son ▁also ▁came ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁core ▁of ▁a ▁small ▁group