On 28 December 1961, the Standing Armaments Committee (SAC) circulates the report of its 50th meeting, which summarises the representatives’ discussions on the SAC’s future activities, specifically the convening of a technico-military group. This group’s task would be to determine whether the solution put forward is in agreement with the military characteristics approved by the continental chiefs of staff and the War Office, which is responsible for the administration of the British army. The German delegate, Colonel Freygang, notes that on 4 November 1959, it was decided that the establishment of NATO’s basic military requirements and the selection of armaments projects should be carried out in cooperation with the military authorities of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). The Federal Republic of Germany infers that it would not be desirable to deal with a weapon system project such as PT. 428 within Western European Union (WEU). Mr Jardine, the British delegate, points out that the aim is to convene European experts to examine the merits of PT. 428 and to formulate a common European viewpoint, without duplicating any work being carried out within NATO. The French representative, Engineer-General Devenne, confirms that the French authorities have already informed their British counterparts that the PT. 428 does not correspond to their needs, and that they are not in favour of a specific meeting on the project. British representative Mr Humphreys concludes that with the agreement of Italy and the Netherlands it will be possible to make a start.