On 26 February 1975, the Secretariat-General circulates the reply by the Council of Western European Union (WEU) to written question 153 put by Paul de Bruyne, a member of the Assembly. Paul de Bruyne asks the Council about the framework in which the seven WEU member countries gave consideration to possible threats to peace in the Indian Ocean in 1973 and 1974. In its reply, the Council informs the Assembly member that, under Article VIII of the modified Brussels Treaty, nothing prevents the Council from discussing any situation that may constitute a threat to peace, in whatever area this threat should arise. But in answer to his question, it confirms that possible threats to peace in 1973 and 1974 were not considered by the Council; the matter was discussed among member governments in other contexts.