Which of the following countries was/were the founding members of Colombo Plan but withdrew later?

United Kingdom

United States of America

India

Pakistan

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The Colombo Plan is a regional intergovernmental organization that began operations on 1 July 1951.
The organization was conceived at an international conference, The Commonwealth Conference on Foreign Affairs held in Colombo in January 1950, and was attended by the finance ministers of Australia, the United Kingdom, Ceylon, Pakistan and New Zealand, and the prime ministers of Ceylon and India.
There have been four past members of the Colombo Plan including two founding members in 1950, Canada and the United Kingdom. South Vietnam and Cambodia joined together in 1951. On 2 Jul 1976 South Vietnam was succeeded by the Socialist Republic of Vietnam which withdrew in 1978. Vietnam was accepted as a full member in 2004.

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The Colombo Plan is a regional intergovernmental organization that began operations on 1 July 1951.
The organization was conceived at an international conference, The Commonwealth Conference on Foreign Affairs held in Colombo in January 1950, and was attended by the finance ministers of Australia, the United Kingdom, Ceylon, Pakistan and New Zealand, and the prime ministers of Ceylon and India.
There have been four past members of the Colombo Plan including two founding members in 1950, Canada and the United Kingdom. South Vietnam and Cambodia joined together in 1951. On 2 Jul 1976 South Vietnam was succeeded by the Socialist Republic of Vietnam which withdrew in 1978. Vietnam was accepted as a full member in 2004.

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