| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| TRUK | Former Pacific stronghold. |
| TORA | ... Bora (former Taliban stronghold) |
| IRAQ | Former Baath Party stronghold |
| RABAUL | Former Japanese stronghold in New Britain. |
| TRUK | Former Jap stronghold in the Carolines. |
| SEATO | Former Pacific alliance |
| SEATO | Former Pacific defense gp. |
| SEATO | Former Pacific defense org. |
| SEATO | Former Pacific pact: acron. |
| SEATO | Former Pacific def. group |
| SEATO | Former Pacific counterpart of NATO |
| SEATO | Former Pacific pact for short |
| SCAP | Former military title in the Pacific. |
| SAMOA | Former Navigators Islands in South Pacific. |
| FIJI | Former British colony in the South Pacific |
