On 12 July 1957, the British Ministry of Defence circulates for information purposes the copies of the records of the first meeting of the Anglo/French Steering Committee on Collaboration on Research and Development held on 19 March 1957 in Paris. The document outlines which arms systems and military equipment will be examined in joint working groups between the two countries. The United Kingdom representative emphasises that, while this collaboration is under the aegis of NATO and WEU, the current exchanges are taking place on a bilateral basis.