The minutes of the 304th meeting of the Council of Western European Union (WEU), held on 26 October 1966, provide details of the debates between the delegations, particularly the French and British delegations, concerning the reply that should be given to Recommendation 137 of the WEU Parliamentary Assembly on the state of European security, France and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). French Ambassador de Courcel is opposed to the first version of the reply as advocated by the United Kingdom. France therefore puts forward another wording which confirms that no WEU member countries have the intention of going back on their commitments under the Modified Brussels Treaty. If this suggestion is rejected, he does not appear to be willing to compromise.