On 5 May 1955, the working party on production and standardisation of armaments circulates to the Council of Western European Union (WEU) a note setting out the report by the committee of experts, whose mission is to examine the technical aspects of the issues relating to the draft guidelines prepared by the French Government on the production and standardisation of armaments. The report outlines the various points to be taken into consideration in the field of standardisation, particularly the fundamental importance of national considerations and also WEU’s role in finding common solutions in some areas. The committee of experts provides a summary of the main points in the memoranda submitted by the Member States on their policies for the supply of weapons material and the ways in which they pursue these policies.