In 1954, the London Working Group circulates a draft letter from the French Government to the other governments signatory to Protocol No I. The French Government informs the other governments that it interprets paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article VIII of the modified Brussels Treaty as empowering the Council of Western European Union (WEU) to set up a working group to study any papers relating to armaments production and standardisation. France also asks for confirmation that the other member governments agree with this interpretation and for this exchange of letters to be considered as an Annex to Protocol No I modifying and completing the Brussels Treaty (Article I, paragraph 2 and Article IV, paragraph 1).