At its 477th meeting on 24 April 1974, in the section on questions concerning the Assembly, the WEU Council notes that the working group instructed with drafting a reply to Recommendation 243 of the Assembly on the state of European security and relations with the United States has not been able to reach an agreement. British representative Sir John Killick, Deputy to the Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, emphasises that the aim is not just to give a precise definition of the role of the Nuclear Planning Group of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) but also to avoiding giving the impression that the establishment of a nuclear planning committee, as recommended by the Assembly, is something that will be pursued. He also understands France’s difficulty in agreeing that reference should be made to the NATO Nuclear Planning Group in a WEU document in the name of all the members. Jacques Delarue Caron de Beaumarchais, French Ambassador to the United Kingdom, does not see why the WEU Council should deal with questions concerning the NATO members in a reply to the Assembly. The question will be considered further at the next meeting.