This internal note from the British Foreign Office dated 16 February 1959 describes the recent initiatives taken by West Germany to amend Protocol III of the Revised Brussels Treaty, which limits arms production in the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG). In this context, the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) asks the Western European Union (WEU) Member States if they have any objection to his supporting the German request for an amendment to the Treaty which would permit the FRG to undertake the joint production of surface-to-air guided missiles. The Foreign Office recommends that no objection be raised to SACEUR's supporting this German request.