Asia
- Afghanistan
- Monarch - Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan (1933–1973)
- Prime Minister - Mohammed Daoud Khan, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1953–1963)
- Bhutan
- Monarch - Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (1952–1972)
- Prime Minister - Jigme Palden Dorji, Prime Minister of Bhutan (1952–1964)
- Burma
- President - Win Maung, President of Burma (1957–1962)
- Prime Minister -
- Ne Win, Prime Minister of Burma (1958–1960)
- U Nu, Prime Minister of Burma (1960–1962)
- Cambodia
- Monarch - Norodom Suramarit, King of Cambodia (1955–1960)
- Head of State -
- Chuop Hell, Acting Head of State of Cambodia (1960)
- Prince Sisowath Monireth, Chairman of the Regency Council of Cambodia (1960)
- Chuop Hell, Acting Head of State of Cambodia (1960)
- Prince Norodom Sihanouk, Head of State of Cambodia (1960–1970)
- Prime Minister -
- Prince Norodom Sihanouk, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1958–1960)
- Pho Proeung, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1960–1961)
- Ceylon
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Ceylon (1952–1972)
- Governor-General - Sir Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke, Governor-General of Ceylon (1954–1962)
- Prime Minister -
- Wijeyananda Dahanayake, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1959–1960)
- Dudley Senanayake, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1960)
- Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Ceylon (1960–1965)
- China (People's Republic of China)
- Communist Party Leader - Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Communist Party of China (1935–1976)
- Head of State - Liu Shaoqi, Chairman of the People's Republic of China (1959–1968)
- Premier - Zhou Enlai, Premier of the People's Republic of China (1949–1976)
- India
- President - Rajendra Prasad, President of India (1950–1962)
- Prime Minister - Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India (1947–1964)
- Indonesia
- President - Sukarno, President of Indonesia (1945–1967)
- Iran
- Monarch - Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (1941–1979)
- Prime Minister -
- Manouchehr Eghbal, Prime Minister of Iran (1957–1960)
- Jafar Sharif-Emami, Prime Minister of Iran (1960–1961)
- Iraq
- Head of State - Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i, Chairman of the Sovereignty Council of Iraq (1958–1963)
- Prime Minister - Abd al-Karim Qasim, Prime Minister of Iraq (1958–1963)
- Israel
- President - Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, President of Israel (1952–1963)
- Prime Minister - David Ben-Gurion, Prime Minister of Israel (1955–1963)
- Japan
- Monarch - Hirohito, Emperor of Japan (1926–1989)
- Prime Minister -
- Nobusuke Kishi, Prime Minister of Japan (1957–1960)
- Hayato Ikeda, Prime Minister of Japan (1960–1964)
- Jordan
- Monarch - Hussein, King of Jordan (1952–1999)
- Prime Minister -
- Hazza` al-Majali, Prime Minister of Jordan (1959–1960)
- Bahjat Talhouni, Prime Minister of Jordan (1960–1962)
- North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
- Communist Party Leader - Kim Il-sung, General Secretary of the Korean Workers' Party (1948–1994)
- Head of State - Choi Yong-kun, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea (1957–1972)
- Premier - Kim Il-sung, Premier of North Korea (1948–1972)
- South Korea (Republic of Korea)
- President -
- Syngman Rhee, President of South Korea (1948–1960)
- Heo Jeong, Acting President of South Korea (1960)
- Yun Bo-seon, President of South Korea (1960–1962)
- Prime Minister-
- Heo Jeong, Prime Minister of South Korea (1960)
- Chang Myon, Prime Minister of South Korea (1960–1961)
- President -
- Laos
- Monarch - Savang Vatthana, King of Laos (1959–1975)
- Prime Minister -
- Sounthone Pathammavong, Prime Minister of Laos (1959–1960)
- Kou Abhay, Prime Minister of Laos (1960)
- Prince Somsanith Vongkotrattana, Prime Minister of Laos (1960)
- Prince Souvanna Phouma, Prime Minister of Laos (1960)
- Prince Boun Oum, Prime Minister of Laos (1960–1962)
- Lebanon
- President - Fuad Chehab, President of Lebanon (1958–1964)
- Prime Minister -
- Rashid Karami, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1958–1960)
- Ahmed Daouk, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1960)
- Saeb Salam, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1960–1961)
- Malaya
- Monarch -
- Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaya (1957–1960)
- Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaya (1960)
- Tuanku Syed Putra, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaya (1960–1965)
- Prime Minister - Tunku Abdul Rahman, Prime Minister of Malaya (1955–1970)
- Monarch -
- Mongolia
- Communist Party Leader - Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal, General secretary of the Central Committee of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (1958–1984)
- Head of State - Jamsrangiin Sambuu, Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Great Hural of Mongolia (1954–1972)
- Premier - Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Mongolia (1952–1974)
- Muscat and Oman
- Monarch - Said Bin Taimur, Sultan of Muscat and Oman (1932–1970)
- Nepal
- Monarch - Mahendra, King of Nepal (1955–1972)
- Prime Minister -
- Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala, Prime Minister of Nepal (1959–1960)
- Tulsi Giri, Prime Minister of Nepal (1960–1963)
- Pakistan
- President - Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan (1958–1969)
- Philippines
- President - Carlos P. Garcia, President of the Philippines (1957–1961)
- Saudi Arabia
- Monarch - Saud, King of Saudi Arabia (1953–1964)
- Prime Minister -
- Prince Faisal, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (1954–1960)
- Saud, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (1960–1962)
- United Suvadive Republic (unrecognized secessionist state)
- President - Abdullah Afeef, President of the United Suvadive Republic (1959–1963)
- Taiwan (Republic of China)
- President - Chiang Kai-Shek, President of the Republic of China (1950–1975)
- Premier - Chen Cheng, President of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China (1958–1963)
- Thailand
- Monarch - Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand (1946–present)
- Prime Minister - Sarit Thanarat, Prime Minister of Thailand (1959–1963)
- North Vietnam (Democratic Republic of Vietnam)
- Communist Party Leader -
- Hồ Chí Minh, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (1956–1960)
- Lê Duẩn, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (1960–1986)
- President - Hồ Chí Minh, President of North Vietnam (1945–1969)
- Premier - Phạm Văn Đồng, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of North Vietnam (1955–1987)
- Communist Party Leader -
- South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam)
- President - Ngô Đình Diệm, President of South Vietnam (1955–1963)
- Yemen
- Monarch - Ahmad bin Yahya, King of Yemen (1955–1962)
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