On 2 February 1955, the working party on production and standardisation of armaments holds its sixth plenary meeting in Paris. At the meeting, Sir Christopher Steel, United Kingdom representative discusses the proposals submitted by his government in document PWG/A/10. He notes that, while the British proposals exclude certain aspects of the French plan which are unacceptable to the United Kingdom and some other delegations, they are based on the existing machinery. French representative Alexandre Parodi observes that agreement seems to have been reached on the aims to be pursued and the methods to be used but that there is still some divergence of views on the scope and powers of the committees on standardisation and production that are to be established. During the discussion on the timetable for future sessions, the French representative points out that the memorandum is only a basis for discussion and hopes that all the parties will continue to work together in a conciliatory atmosphere.