On 27 May 1975, the Assembly of Western European Union (WEU) adopts Recommendation 264 on the proliferation of nuclear weapons, urging the WEU Council to ask member countries to adhere to the treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons (NPT) and to accept the full application of the controls provided for under the treaty, and also to speak with one voice at the Geneva conference and to adopt joint positions at an international level.