§ Q7. Mr. Blakerasked the Prime Minister if he will make a statement about his recent official meeting with the President of France.
§ The Prime MinisterThe President and I had talks in Paris on 19th July. We discussed a wide range of bilateral, European and international subjects, in a friendly and constructive manner.
On Concorde, we agreed that the 16 aircraft, whose production had already been authorised, should go ahead but no further commitment was made. We agreed that a difficult problem over the delimitation of the Continental Shelf in the Western Approaches should be settled by impartial arbitration. We also discussed the Channel Tunnel.
The two Foreign Ministers joined us for discussions on the Community and also on world problems such as energy and inflation, as well as the present crisis in Cyprus. Finally, I had a meeting with the French Prime Minister, Monsieur Chirac.