Status of nuclear forces - Arms control negotiations in Geneva - Consultations on SDI - Support for US research programme - Allied concern over long-standing Soviet efforts in the strategic defence field - Continuing build up of Soviet nuclear forces - Reductions in NATO nuclear warheads in Europe - SACEUR 's improvement proposals including improvement of NATO 's conventional defence capabilities - LRINF deployment.

Effectiveness of NATO 's nuclear forces - Report on Conventional Defence Improvements - Identification of key deficiencies - Plan of action for improvements - Progress towards a conceptual military framework - Coordinated approach to Conventional Defence Improvements including ammunition stocks, infrastructure, emerging technologies, aircraft identification, resources strategy, long-term planning, aid to Greece, Portugal and Turkey - 1985 Ministerial guidance - Force goals for 1987-1992 - Optimal use of resources - 3 % resource guidance - Arms co-operation - Progress achieved by IEPG - Implications of developments outside the NATO Treaty area for vital Alliance interests - Efforts in the field of arms control - LRINF deployment and negotiations - Resource guidance paper.

Reaffirmation of the principles of the Washington Statement on East-West relations - Search for genuine detente - Preservation of credible deterrence in the face of continuing build up of Soviet nuclear an conventional arm - Continued validity of deterrent strategy - Improvement of conventional capabilities - Alliance consultation Efforts to establish a stable military balance at lowest possible levels of forces - US-Soviet Geneva negotiations - LRINF deployment - Arms control and disarmament - MBFR - CDE - Geneva Conference on Disarmament - Tenth anniversary of Helsinki Final Act - Terrorism - Special programmes for less favoured partners in the Alliance - Berlin - Inner German relations - Afghanistan - Poland - Events outside the Treaty area.

Armaments Cooperation - Economic Cooperation and Assistance within the Alliance - Terrorism - NATO Science Programme - Situation in the Mediterranean - Out-of area - East-West Trade - CEP matters - Ministerial guidance for Civil Emergency Planning, 1985-1989.

Reagan-Gorbachev meeting in Geneva - Review of status of nuclear forces and arms control negotiations in Geneva - Soviet ballistic missile defence - SDI research programme - US and UK strategic nuclear deterrent capabilities - Soviet Treaty violations - Steady build up of Soviet nuclear forces including new strategic systems (SS-X-24, SS-25) and cruise missiles - Further increase in Soviet SS-20 force - Implementation of Montebello Decision - Reductions in NATO's nuclear stockpile - SACEUR's proposals for improvement of remaining nuclear forces - LRINF deployment and INF negotiations - Spring 1986 Ministerial Meeting.

Results of Reagan-Gorbachev talks - Basis for better East-West relations - US-Soviet commitment to achieving progress in Geneva negotiations - Interim INF agreement - Principle of 50% reductions in US and USSR nuclear arms - LRINF deployment - Objectives of flexible response and forward defence - Role of nuclear weapons - Conventional Defence Improvements (CDI) - Introduction of modern systems - CDI related infrastructure projects - Progress towards 30 day objective for selected ammunition socks - Emerging technologies - NATO Identification System (NIS) - Renewed emphasis on aid to Greece, Portugal and Turkey - Endorsement of conceptual military framework - Improved co-ordination of planning - Developments outside the NATO Treaty area - Compensatory measures to ensure maintenance of deterrence and defence within the NATO area - Results of 1985 Annual Defence Review - Adoption of NATO Force Plan 1986-1990 - Provision of adequate resources - Importance of improvements in use of resources, arms cooperation and sharing technology - Protection of militarily relevant technology - CNAD report on enhancement of armaments cooperation.

Encouraging developments in East-West relations - Reagan-Gorbachev meeting in Geneva - Prospects for improved relations - Major concern over continuing build up of Soviet nuclear and conventional arms - Continued validity of deterrence - Transatlantic consultations - Criteria for progress in arms control - Review of Geneva negotiations - Agreement between Reagan and Gorbachev to accelerate work in Geneva - Support for NF interim agreement - LRINF deployment - Allied proposals in MBFR - Search for ban on chemical weapons - Geneva Conference on Disarmament - Helsinki Final Act implementation - CDE - 10th anniversary of Helsinki Final Act - Commitment to the CSCE process - Berlin - Quadripartite Agreement - Inner German relations - Afghanistan - Poland - Events outside the Treaty area - Terrorism - Strategy for improving armaments cooperation within the Alliance - Special programmes for less favoured partners - Spring 1986 Ministerial Meeting.

Economic Cooperation and assistance within the Alliance - Terrorism - Committee on the Challenges of Modern Society (CCMS) - Science for Stability Programme - Situation in the Mediterranean - Out of area - East-West trade.

Press statement on arms cooperation.