I write to inform you that there will be a delay in the tabling of the Annual Report of the South African Council for the Non- Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (the Council), a statutory body established in terms of the Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction Act, 1993 (Act No 87 of 1993) (Non- Proliferation Act) for the period 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009.