On 6 March 1958, at their joint meeting in Rome, the Council of Western European Union (WEU) and the Assembly Committee on Defence Questions and Armaments address the question of WEU’s contribution to the armaments production of the Atlantic Alliance (the Teitgen report). The discussions also focus on the talks between France, Germany and Italy on armaments research, development and production. The chairman of the session, Giuseppe Pella, reads the statement made by the Italian delegate (see CR(58)6) and informs the Assembly members that the other Member States will have the opportunity to take part in this tripartite cooperation should they so wish. Moreover, the Council is looking into the possibility of keeping all the countries informed of the workings of other restricted arrangements between various Member States. The Standing Armaments Committee (SAC) will serve as a forum for the exchange of information. Any progress and results will be made available to the SAC and to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).