At the meeting of the Council of Western European Union (WEU) held on 23 November 1966, the British delegation suggests that the opportunity afforded by the ministerial meeting in Bonn should be used to discuss the consequences that the recent developments in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) might have on WEU. French Ambassador Geoffroy de Courcel expresses the reservations of the French delegation regarding this proposal, which he considers premature; he believes that the question should first be discussed by the Permanent Council before being referred to the Ministers.