At a joint meeting held on 25 October 1960 in Brussels, the Council of Western European Union (WEU) answers questions from the General Affairs Committee of the WEU Assembly. The committee speculates on the possible accession of the United Kingdom to the European Communities (EC) and particularly its accession to the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom). The Chairman of the Council affirms that as things stand, given that this matter is still under consideration, it is not really possible to comment on the final outcome. As well as the United Kingdom’s accession to Euratom, the committee raises various other questions on the functioning and activities of the Communities, some of which do not fall within the remit of the WEU, but the Chairman emphasises the importance of WEU as a forum for meetings and exchanges of ideas between the Six and the United Kingdom.