TABLE OF CONTENTS

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DRAFT RECOMMENDATION
on WEU and Helios 2

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
submitted by Mr Lenzer, Rapporteur

I. Introduction

II. Helios 1

- Synergy between civil and military activities

- The industrial issues

III. Helios 2

- Lessons to be learnt from the Helios 1 experience

- Why build a second Helios?

- Agreements between France and Germany -

participation of Italy and Spain

IV. The ground facilities

- The Helios programme ground segment

- The WEU Satellite Centre

V. Some thoughts and conclusions

APPENDICES

I. National and industrial responsibilities in the

Helios 1 programme

II. The Helios 1 components

NOTES

(1) Adopted unanimously by the committee.

(2) Members of the committee: Mr Lopez Henares (Chairman); MM Lenzer, Marshall (Vice-Chairmen); Mrs Aguiar, MM Arata (Alternate: Serra), Mr Atkinson (Alternate: Alexander), Mrs Blunck, Mr Cherribi, Sir John Cope, MM Coviello, Curto, Mrs Durrieu, Mr Feldmann, Mrs Gelderblom-Lankhout, Mrs Guirado, MM Jeambrun, Le Grand, Litherland, Lorenzi, Luis, Magginas, Nania, Nothomb, Palacios, Probst, Sofoulis, Staes, Theis, Valleix. Associate members: Mrs Joergensen, MM Demiralp, Kilic (Alternate: Yurur).