We would have liked to see the inspections continue as long as the inspectors themselves and the Security Council considered that they served a useful purpose. At the same time, we recognised that the inspections could not continue for ever. Eventually, there were some signs of movement on the part of the Iraqi regime. Unfortunately, these signs came too late and they continued to be grudging and designed to give the impression rather than the substance of the full, immediate and active co-operation the Security Council had demanded.