On 15 February 1978, the 533rd meeting of the Western European Union (WEU) Council is held. This extract from the minutes concerns the draft note to the Assembly on the division of work between the Standing Armaments Committee (SAC) and the independent European Programme Group (IEPG), drawn up by Alain Plantey, Head of the International Secretariat of the SAC. British representative Sir A. David S. Goodall says that he can accept the draft note and the amendments proposed by the Netherlands representative, particularly regarding the fact that the Council cannot guarantee that the SAC will be kept informed by a body outside the organisation. The French representative, Ambassador Jean Sauvagnargues, prefers to forward the note as it stands, since a detailed analysis of the whole text might lead to lengthy discussions. However, he does also accept the second amendment by the Netherlands delegation. The final note is subsequently published with the reference C(78)35.