Law of the Sea Conference (Hansard, 31 March 1976)

HC Deb 31 March 1976 vol 908 c514W 514W

§ Mr. Wall
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on progress at the United Nations Law of the Sea Conference.

§ Mr. Ennals
The Fourth Session of the Conference opened in New York on 15th March. It is conducting detailed discussions on the basis of the Single Negotiating Text. It may not prove possible to produce a revised Single Negotiating Text at the session's half way stage, as we had hoped, but the process of enlarging the basis for consensus is well under way.