HC Deb 29 March 1971 vol 814 c265W
59. Mr. Dodds-Parker

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with other Commonwealth countries about the creation of a world ocean regime for the area of ocean space beyond the limits of national jurisdiction.

Mr. Godber

International discussions are taking place in the enlarged United Nations Sea Bed Committee whose first session has just concluded in Geneva, where there has been close contact with Commonwealth delegations.