CONTINUING HIS ROUND OF DEFENCE CONSULTATIONS, HERR VON HASSEL, DEFENCE MINISTER FOR THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, ARRIVED IN PARIS TODAY (TUESDAY) FOR TALKS WITH NATO LEADERS.HIS FIRST CALL WAS ON THE SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER IN EUROPE, GENERAL LYMAN LEMNITZER, AT SHAPE HEADQUARTERS.DURING THE TWO-AND-A-HALF HOUR VISIT, THE MINISTER WAS BROUGHT UP TO DATE ON SHAPE'S ACTIVITIES AND PLANNING, INCLUDING FORWARD STRATEGY.

HERR VON HASSEL FLEW TO PARIS IN A MILITARY AIRCRAFT FROM LONDON, WHERE HE'D CONFERRED WITH HIS BRITISH COUNTERPART, MR.PETER THORNEYCROFT.THEIR TALKS ENDED WITH THE ISSUING OF A JOINT STATEMENT IN WHICH THEY ANNOUNCED SUPPORT FOR TWO NATO NUCLEAR PROJECTS - THE FORMING OF MULTI-NATIONAL AND MULTILATERAL (MIXED MANNED) NUCLEAR DETERRENT FORCES.

BRITAIN'S VIEWS WILL BE PUT FORWARD BY HER FOREIGN SECRETARY, LORD HOME, WHEN HE ADDRESSES A NATO COUNCIL MEETING TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) MORNING.

THE WEST GERMAN DEFENCE MINISTER, WHO SUCCEEDED HERR STRAUSS LAST JANUARY, WILL TOMORROW VISIT FONTAINEBLEAU FOR TALKS WITH GENERAL PIERRE JACQUOT, FRENCH COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF ALLIED FORCES, CENTRAL EUROPE.HE'LL ALSO CONFER WITH GENERAL HANS SPEIDEL, COMMANDER, ALLIED LAND FORCES, CENTRAL EUROPE, AND AIR CHIEF MARSHAL THE EARL OF BANDON, COMMANDER, ALLIED AIR FORCES, CENTRAL EUROPE.