Through their NATO membership several West European states have been able to solve their military production problems with the aid of the USA. This solution, however, has come to be looked upon in certain quarters as more of a hindrance than a contribution to the development of Western Europe. This report describes the principal efforts made to meet the military demands in West European states by means of joint West European production. A central question is whether this co- production may be conducive to better conditions for a defence community within Western Europe. Three results of the study may be worth emphasizing. First, that it is between the four major West European states that a considerable part of the co-production has developed. Secondly, that industrial possibilities for military pro duction in Western Europe might have increased due to the coordinating agencies formed as a consequence of the co-production. Thirdly, that these coordinating agen cies may provide West European industries with better means for political pressure.
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