He suggested the idea to Indonesia 's Minister of Foreign Affairs , Adam Malik who promised to bring it up with Suharto .
The idea of pooling together the nations of South - East Asia into one organization came from Thanat Khoman the Thai Minister of Foreign Affairs .
Thanat Khoman suggested the idea to Indonesia 's Minister of Foreign Affairs , Adam Malik who promised to bring it up with Suharto .
The idea of pooling together the nations of South - East Asia into one organization came from Thanat Khoman the Thai Minister of Foreign Affairs .