On 28 March 1960, the Secretary-General of Western European Union (WEU) circulates to the Council a summary report of the meeting between Harold Watkinson, British Minister of Defence, and the Committee on Defence Questions and Armaments of the WEU Assembly, held on 21 March 1960. The report also gives details of the Committee’s visit to the RAF Bomber Command on 22 March. The British Minister of Defence recommends greater cooperation in arms production within NATO and emphasises the United Kingdom’s contribution to the Western deterrent, but he remains critical of the idea of joint control of the nuclear deterrent.