§ 23. Mr. Kenneth Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress has been made in discussions with the Spanish Government on relations between Spain and Gibraltar.
§ Dr. OwenI held a further meeting with the Spanish Foreign Minister, Sr Oreja, in Paris on 15th March to discuss Gibraltar. The Chief Minister of Gibraltar, Sir Joshua Hassan, and the Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Maurice Xiberras, attended as part of the British delegation. We agreed to continue our periodic meetings to discuss the question of Gibraltar. We examined the possible setting up of joint working parties to study a number of fields and would hope to announce details in due course. We further agreed that there should be discussions about the future evolution of relations between the United Kingdom and Spain with regard to Gibraltar. The next meeting will take place before the end of the summer.