Reply to written question 175 put to the WEU Council by Sir Frederic Bennett, a member of the WEU Assembly (London, 2 August 1977)

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On 2 August 1977, the Secretary-General of Western European Union (WEU) circulates the Council’s reply to written question 175 put by Sir Frederic Bennett, who is keen to know whether the WEU Member States have taken the necessary measures to ‘improve their own defensive military forces’ in accordance with the decisions adopted by the members of the Atlantic Alliance. In its reply, the Council emphasises that, following the ministerial meetings held in December 1976 by the North Atlantic Council and the Defence Planning Committee, appropriate steps have been taken by the Member States to achieve the agreed goals concerning forces and to improve conventional defences. Furthermore, in accordance with the 1977 ministerial directive and with a view to establishing a long-term defence programme, the governments have asked the Defence Planning Committee to draw up an action plan based on a limited number of areas where collective action is urgently required.

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Source: Council of the Western European Union. Secretary-General’s note. Written question 174, 175 and 176 put to the Council by a member of the Assembly. London: 02.08.1977. C (77) 96. 3 p.

Archives nationales de Luxembourg (ANLux). http://www.anlux.lu. Western European Union Archives. Secretariat-General/Council’s Archives. 1954-1987. Organs of the Western European Union. Year: 1977, 01/05/1977-30/03/1979. File 202.413.24. Volume 1/1.

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