§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secetary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish as a White Paper a brief account of the proceedings of the UN Law of the Sea Conference in Caracas including the text of major policy statements at that conference by the United Kingdom representative.
§ Mr. EnnalsThe meeting in Caracas is the first substantive session of the conference. There may well be one or more further sessions. Her Majesty's Government will certainly consider publishing a White Paper at the conclusion of the conference.
As I said in a Written Answer on 19th June, I am considering holding a further seminar, similar to the one which I chaired in Church House on 15th May, to consult interested non-governmental organisations and indivduals at the conclusion of the current session in Caracas about the progress of the conference.
Copies of the speech which I made in Caracas on 4th July have been placed in the Library.