On 19 and 20 December 1966, the Council of Western European Union (WEU), chaired by Willy Brandt, meets at ministerial level in Bonn. The chairman invites his colleagues to consider the question of WEU’s future. Jean de Broglie, the French delegate, expresses reservations as to whether the consequences for WEU of France’s withdrawal from the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) should be discussed in the Ministerial Council. British delegate George Thomson also notes the Assembly’s concern at the marginalisation of WEU in the decision-making process for the United Kingdom’s accession to the European Economic Community, while emphasising that NATO should remain the focal point for discussions on defence matters.