This internal note from the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office dated 17 December 1975 describes the recent initiatives in and between Europe and North America in the area of standardisation of armaments and interoperability. The note addresses renewed French participation in North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) initiatives such as the Conference of National Armaments Directors (CNAD) and its subsidiary Armament Groups. It also points out that the French Government has stopped its attempts to revive the Standing Armaments Committee (SAC).