On 1 June 1961, the Assembly of Western European Union (WEU) adopts Recommendation 68 on the Standing Armaments Committee (SAC) and the joint production of armaments. The Assembly recommends to the WEU Council that the policy of Member States should be directed to securing the joint production of the majority of military equipment throughout the NATO and WEU alliances, with a selection of projects and distribution of production among the countries. The text encourages the establishment of close cooperation between the two organisations and calls for joint production agreements. The Assembly also speculates on the real activities of the SAC and asks for an investigation to be undertaken to discover whether in fact the staff of the SAC is fully occupied.