On 25 April 1974, in light of the consequences of the oil shock, the Secretary-General of Western European Union (WEU) circulates the reply by the WEU Council to Assembly Recommendation 241 on oil and energy problems. The Council is aware of the link between secure energy supplies for Europe and its defence policy. But given that the main courses of action proposed in the Recommendation are currently under consideration in the various specialised international forums, the Council is unable to reply more fully to the Assembly’s Recommendation.