Status of nuclear forces - Arms control negotiations in Geneva - Commitment made at Geneva Summit to agree on need for effective verification measures - Soviet violations of arms control agreements - Allied concern over continuing Soviet efforts to upgrade and expand nuclear capabilities - SACEUR's report on status of implementation of Montebello decision - LRINF deployment.

Effectiveness of NATO's strategy - Force goals for 1987-1992 - Coordinated approach to Conventional Defence Improvements (CDI) including sustainability of forces, integrated air defence, infrastructure projects, exploitation of emerging technologies, aid to Greece, Portugal and Turkey - Improvements in Alliance planning procedures 1985 Ministerial guidance - 3% resource guidance - Arms cooperation - Implementation of NATO's Armaments Cooperation Improvement Strategy - Impetus provided by Nunn Amendment for collaborative projects - Implications of developments outside the NATO Treaty area for vital Alliance interests - Efforts in the field of arms control - Allied support for United States stance on nuclear arms control negotiations - Resolve to seek worldwide ban on chemical weapons including effective verification provisions - Concern over international terrorism - Positions of Greece, Norway and Denmark.

Reagan-Gorbachev meeting in Reykjavik - Allied support for President Reagan's arms control programme - Soviet commitment to conclude a separate INF agreement - Allied call on Soviet leadership not to hold an INF agreement hostage to other agreements - Need for substantial reductions in offensive nuclear forces- Support for US positions at Geneva - Allied support for US exploration of space and defence systems - Review of status of nuclear forces and arms control negotiations - Effectiveness and credibility of US and UK nuclear deterrent capabilities - Policy and planning related to NATO's nuclear forces Concern over continuing Soviet efforts to upgrade and expand their military capabilities - Soviet violations of arms control agreements Need for effective verification - SACEUR's report on the status of implementation of the Montebello decision - LRINF deployment and INF negotiations.

Basis for improved East-West relations Security through credible deterrence and defence - Continued validity of NATO's strategy of forward defence and flexible response - Maintaining effective nuclear deterrence - Rejection of unilateral disarmament - Efforts to improve conventional forces - Discussion of Annual Defence Review - Adoption of NATO Force Plan 1987-1991 - Progress towards more effective conventional posture Threat posed to NATO by Warsaw Pact tactical ballistic missiles - Improvements to Alliance planning procedures - Updating of Conceptual Military Framework and development of long term planning guidelines Allocation of resources - Challenge posed by target of 3% real increase in accordance with 1985 Ministerial Guidance - Effective use of resources - Armaments Cooperation Improvement Strategy - Principles for collaboration put forward by IEPG nations - Exploitation of emerging technologies - 1986 Defence Review - Assistance for Greece, Portugal and Turkey in strengthening conventional defences - Allied support for US efforts to seek arms control agreements Progress at Reykjavik towards agreement on 50% reductions in strategic offensive forces and LRINF - Progress on INF - Importance of effective verification - Allied support for US exploration of space and defence systems- Search for worldwide ban on chemical weapons - Significance and objectives of work on conventional arms control.

Fundamental purpose of the Alliance - Allied commitment to a more cooperative East-West relationship - Importance of human rights and contacts - Reykjavik meeting - Validity of Alliance strategy of deterrence - Continuing build-up of Soviet forces - Arms control and disarmament - Prerequisites for equitable agreements - Allied support for US efforts in the field of arms control - Need for substantial reductions in offensive nuclear forces - Progress at Reykjavik towards agreement on reductions in strategic forces and LRINF - LRINF negotiations - Imbalances in shorter-range US and Soviet INF missiles - US-Soviet negotiations on defence and space systems - Importance of effective verification in each area - Conventional disparities - First report of High Level Group on conventional arms control - Brussels Declaration on Conventional Arms Control - MBFR and Western initiative of 5 December 1985 - Concern over continued Soviet build-up of chemical weapons - Geneva Conference on Disarmament - Agreement on elimination of chemical weapons within reach - Strengthening CSCE process - Vienna follow-up meeting - Results of Stockholm CDE - Events outside the Treaty area - Afghanistan - Terrorism - Berlin - Inner German relations - IEPG- Mutual assistance and co-operation within the Alliance - Continuing validity of the principles included in the Report of 1956 Committee of Three.

Armaments cooperation - Economic cooperation and assistance within the Alliance - Committee on the Challenges of Modern Society (CCMS) - Terrorism - Situation in the Mediterranean - Out of Area - East-West Trade.