§ Mr. Michael Brownasked the Lord Privy Seal what discussions he has had with the Government of Argentina, at which a transfer of sovereignty over the Falkland Islands followed by a "lease-back" arrangement was raised.
§ Mr. RidleyThere has been one round of formal talks on the Falkland Islands dispute with the Argentine Government in April 1980. in addition, in the frequent contacts which we have with the Argentine Government over the whole range of Anglo-Argentine relations, many possible approaches to the solution of the Falklands dispute have been mentioned informally.