On 14 June 1968, the Secretary-General of Western European Union (WEU) circulates a note on relations with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), based to a large extent on the British proposals of 31 May 1968. On the matter of the limitation of forces and armaments, the document explains the new working procedure between WEU and NATO, proposed by the Council and outlined by the British in their document. However, France cannot accept that the discussions between the Seven in the WEU Council should focus on the level of forces, or that the Agency for the Control of Armaments should submit an annual report other than that presented to the Council by the SACEUR officer on the verification of French land and air forces. The French delegation expresses other reservations but affirms its commitment to its mutual defence obligations and agrees that the new NATO procedures should be used, by agreement between the Seven, to implement Article V of the Brussels Treaty.