Reply by the WEU Council to question 143 put by a member of the Assembly on French and British nuclear tests (London, 17 September 1974)

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On 17 September 1974, the Secretary-General of Western European Union (WEU) circulates the final reply by the WEU Council to question 143 put by a member of the Assembly on nuclear tests. The text is based largely on the draft reply (C (74) 134) prepared by the French and British delegations. Given that their countries are directly concerned by the question, the two delegations offered to draw up the reply. They emphasise that neither the Brussels Treaty of 1948 nor the Paris Agreements of 1954 require the signatory countries to inform the WEU Council of nuclear weapons tests. The French and British recognise that their governments have different approaches when it comes to the type of nuclear tests they carry out, but they affirm that this does not prevent the two countries from maintaining friendly relations as allies. Furthermore, with regard to underground nuclear tests, it is not within the remit of the Council to approach the US Government; only France can decide on its intentions in this area.

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Source: Council of the Western European Union. Secretary-General’s note. Written question 143 put to the Council by a member of the Assembly. London: 17.09.1974. C (74) 144. 3 p.

Archives nationales de Luxembourg (ANLux). http://www.anlux.lu. Western European Union Archives. Secretariat-General/Council’s Archives. 1954-1987. Organs of the Western European Union. Year: 1974, 01/06/1974-20/09/1974. File 202.415.21. Volume 1/1.

Copyright: (c) WEU Secretariat General - Secrétariat Général UEO

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