On 7 February 1979, the Secretary-General of Western European Union (WEU) circulates a draft reply from the WEU Council to Assembly Recommendation 324 on the limitation of strategic arms. The document comprises the original British version plus a French amendment, which is partly included in the final reply to the recommendation (C(79)54). On the matter of the SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks) negotiations, the French delegation emphasises that the United States has kept the North Atlantic Council informed of progress throughout the negotiations, especially on issues of particular interest to the WEU member governments.