§ 58. Mr. Tilneyasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will instruct his representative to propose at the Geneva Conference on the Law of the Sea that the high seas outside territorial waters should be designated the property of the United Nations.
§ Mr. Selwyn LloydHer Majesty's Government uphold the accepted principle of the freedom of the high seas. No one has property in or sovereignty over them. Therefore, the answer to my hon. Friend is, "No."