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The Earl of LAUDERDALE
asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they have yet been able to agree with the Irish Government on the terms of an arbitration procedure to settle their dispute about median lines for their respective continental shelves in the Atlantic.
The SECRETARY of STATE for FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
(Lord Carrington)
Discussion is continuing at official level between the two Governments on the modalities of the arbitration. A further meeting will take place in Dublin on 1st December.